Number Of Us Troops Wounded In Iran War Reaches 200 Across Seven Different Countries

Around 200 US troops person now been wounded successful nan ongoing conflict pinch Iran, nan US subject confirmed connected Monday, arsenic nan hostilities entered their 3rd week.

The US military's Central Command clarified that astir injuries were minor, pinch 180 unit already backmost connected progressive duty. However, 10 of nan reported injuries are considered serious. These casualties were sustained crossed aggregate locations successful nan region, including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, nan United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain, Iraq, and Israel.

The rising wounded toll comes aft 13 US work members person been killed since Iran initiated strikes against American subject bases pursuing nan outbreak of nan conflict connected 28 February. Beyond subject installations, Iranian attacks person besides targeted negotiated missions, hotels, airports, and captious power infrastructure wrong Arab Gulf states.

The United States, meanwhile, has carried retired strikes against much than 7,000 targets successful Iran.

About a twelve MQ-9 drones person been destroyed successful nan war, said a U.S. charismatic connected Monday, speaking connected information of anonymity.

The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial conveyance tin loiter astatine altitudes of astir 50,000 feet for much than 27 hours, gathering intelligence pinch blase cameras, sensors and radars.

The Reaper, which entered work pinch nan U.S. Air Force 16 years ago, tin beryllium equipped pinch weapons specified arsenic air-to-ground missiles.

On Monday it was reported President Trump was warned that attacking Iran could trigger retaliation against U.S. Gulf friends contempt his claims that Tehran's guidance came arsenic a surprise.

Pre-war intelligence assessments did not opportunity that Iran’s consequence was "a guarantee, but it surely was connected nan database of imaginable outcomes," said 1 source, who for illustration nan different 2 requested anonymity to talk nan issue.

The president doubly connected Monday said that Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Qatar, Saudi Arabia, nan United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Kuwait were a surprise, nan first clip astatine a Kennedy Center committee gathering successful nan White House.

"They (Iran) weren’t expected to spell aft each these different countries successful nan Middle East," he said. "Nobody expected that. We were shocked."