As of late July 2026, the Pentagon has confirmed that at least 624 US military members have sustained injuries since President Donald Trump initiated strikes against Iran in February.
The injuries are divided between two main categories: 417 cases linked to Operation Epic Fury, the codename for the initial military action, and 207 associated with what the Pentagon now calls "Overseas Operations." The latter category emerged recently and includes casualties occurring after July 7, 2026.
Despite a ceasefire agreement signed in April and a Memorandum of Understanding reached in June, hostilities have persisted. On July 17, Iranian missile attacks on a US base in Jordan resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers, while another soldier died in Iraq during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone.
The Pentagon has adjusted casualty figures in recent days, notably moving four soldiers previously counted as killed in Operation Epic Fury to the Overseas Operations death count. This revision reduced the Operation Epic Fury death toll from 18 to 14, while Overseas Operations now reports four fatalities.
These revisions have drawn criticism from military and political figures who argue that the shifting statistics undermine transparency. Lt Gen Ben Hodges, former commander of US forces in Europe, remarked on the administration's difficulty in providing clear information about the conflict and its casualties.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie also condemned the categorization of the conflict's casualties as misleading. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell described the changes as "temporary data disruptions" and assured that the anomalies are being resolved with military services.
Since mid-July, the US and Iranian forces engaged in consecutive nights of attacks on military infrastructure and bases in neighbouring countries, although a pause in hostilities began recently, marking several nights without reported strikes.
