US Military Reports 624 Injured in Iran Conflict — Numbers Shift Amid Ceasefire

At least 624 U.S. military service members have been wounded since the Trump‑ordered strikes on Iran began in February, according to the Pentagon’s latest update on July 25.

The wounded are split into two groups: 417 under “Operation Epic Fury” and 207 under “Overseas Operations.”

A ceasefire signed in April and a memorandum of understanding in June have not prevented further attacks from both sides.

Last week the Pentagon revised casualty figures, moving four soldiers’ names from the Epic Fury death list to Overseas Operations. Earlier, the Epic Fury death count had dropped from 18 to 14 during a data update.

The shifting numbers have drawn criticism over transparency. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, who commanded U.S. forces in Europe during Trump’s first term, said “the administration has a real hard time being honest about what is going on.”

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie called the category split an “absurd ruse” on X.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell described the discrepancies as “temporary data disruptions” and pledged that the issue was being resolved with military services.

President Trump stated on Truth Social on July 21 that the “Iran Military Conflict” had claimed 18 lives.

The Overseas Operations category, first appearing on the Pentagon website on Sunday, contains the four Army soldiers who died after July 7, though it is unclear if all 207 wounded there were caused by the Iran war.

Three U.S. soldiers died following Iranian missile strikes on a Jordanian base on July 17, and a fourth died during a controlled detonation of an Iranian drone in Iraq.

Following the July 6 ceasefire, U.S. forces launched attacks on Iranian military infrastructure for 13 consecutive nights, then paused on a Friday with Sunday marking the third night of no attacks from either side.