Nearly 200 US Troops Wounded in Iran War; 13 KIA; CENTCOM Confirms 7,000+ Targets Struck

CENTCOM spokesperson Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins confirmed approximately 200 US service members have been wounded across seven Middle Eastern countries since Operation Epic Fury began February 28. Ten sustained serious injuries; over 180 have returned to duty. Thirteen Americans have been killed: six Army reservists (103rd Sustainment Command) in a drone attack on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait; one sergeant at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia; and six airmen in a KC-135 Stratotanker crash in western Iraq under investigation.