38 US Navy Sailors and Marines Injured in Middle East Operations This Month

According to the International Desk of Webangah News Agency, data published by the Mehr News Agency and reported by Military Times indicates that 29 sailors and 9 Marines were injured during U.S. military operations in the Middle East this September.

NBC News reported yesterday that 8 U.S. Marines were injured in an attack by an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on September 14. Details of this incident emerged in American media several days after it occurred.

NBC News, citing three U.S. officials, stated that the 8 Marines were aboard the vessel during the attack. Earlier reports suggested the Pentagon had been quietly increasing and updating casualty figures for American military personnel in the conflict with Iran.