RismadarVoice Reporters
July 27, 2026
More than 600 American military personnel have been wounded since the United States launched military operations against Iran earlier this year.
The latest Pentagon figures reveal not only the growing human toll of the conflict but also triggered fresh scrutiny over changes made to official casualty records.
A casualty update released by the US Department of Defence, according to the BBC, showed that 624 service members have sustained injuries since the conflict began following President Donald Trump’s decision to order strikes against Iran.
The report indicated that 417 of the wounded were recorded under Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial US offensive, while 207 others were listed under a newly created category known as Overseas Operations.
The revised figures emerged despite a ceasefire reached between Washington and Tehran in April, and a Memorandum of Understanding signed two months later to end the hostilities.
Although those agreements temporarily slowed the fighting, both governments have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce. The disagreement has led to renewed military exchanges across the Middle East.
Alongside the updated injury figures, the Pentagon also amended its fatality records by reducing deaths attributed to Operation Epic Fury from 18 to 14. The four personnel removed from that list were reassigned to the Overseas Operations category, which now accounts for all fatalities recorded under the new classification.
According to the updated report, three of the four service members were killed during Iranian missile strikes on a US military installation in Jordan on July 17, while the fourth died in Iraq during the controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.
The revisions have drawn criticism from military observers and members of Congress, who questioned why casualties linked to the same conflict were being separated into different operational categories.
Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, who previously commanded US Army forces in Europe, said the changes have further undermined confidence in the administration’s handling of information related to the conflict.
