US Troops Wounded in Iran Hostilities Surpass 750
In this photo released by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army Spc. Scottlin Bartlett of the 5-52 Air Defense Artillery Battalion signals to a colleague while working near a Patriot missile battery at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 5, 2021. 
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The total number of US military personnel injured during the conflict with Iran has risen to 757, Sputnik uncovered on Thursday after analyzing the Pentagon’s most recent data. As of August 19, 418 soldiers were injured during Operation Epic Fury, which concluded on May 5. Another 339 have been wounded since July 7, when the United States launched a new series of strikes against Iran — bringing the total to 757.Meanwhile, the US military death toll remains at 18, according to the Pentagon: 14 soldiers died during Operation Epic Fury, and four more since July 7.CNN reported, citing US officials, that the US has informed its political allies of a strategic shift — moving away from military action and toward gradually «strangling» Iran economically. According to the officials, a new sanctions package is expected this week, while the blockade of Iranian ports will remain in place.On June 18, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum to end the conflict that had begun on February 28. However, on July 8, President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire was no longer in effect, and US forces have since carried out multiple series of strikes on Iran. The US Central Command said the attacks were in response to Iranian actions against commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian forces retaliated with strikes on US bases in the Middle East.On July 12, following another wave of strikes between the two sides, Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz until the end of US interference in the region. The next day, Trump declared that the United States would become a «guardian» of the Strait and reinstated the US blockade of Iranian ports.On Thursday, President Trump described his economic operation against Iran as an «isolation on an unprecedented scale» and urged allies to join, calling it an «Economic D-Day» — a reference to the Normandy landings.
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