自今年2月特朗普总统下令对伊朗发动打击以来,至少624名美军军人遭受伤亡[1]。其中,Operation Epic Fury行动中有417人受伤,另有207人在海外行动中受伤[1]。
五角大楼因在7月25日的最近数据更新中悄悄修改伤亡统计引发批评[1]。根据修改前的数据,Operation Epic Fury中的阵亡人数原本为18人,后被调整至14人[1];四名阵亡士兵的记录被转移到海外行动类别[1]。五角大楼发言人将这一改动称为"临时数据中断",但此举引发了关于透明度的质疑[1]。
根据现有记录,三名美军士兵于7月17日伊朗导弹袭击约旦基地后阵亡[1]。自7月中旬以来,美军对伊朗军事基础设施进行了13个连续夜晚的攻击[1]。
More than 624 American military personnel have sustained injuries since President Trump ordered strikes against Iran in February.[1] According to the Pentagon's accounting, 417 service members were wounded during Operation Epic Fury, while 207 others were injured in overseas operations.[1]
The conflict saw significant escalation in mid-July, with American forces conducting 13 consecutive nights of attacks on Iranian military infrastructure.[1] Three US soldiers were killed following an Iranian missile strike on a Jordanian base on July 17.[1] However, the Pentagon's casualty figures have come under scrutiny after the department revised its data in a July 25 update, prompting criticism over transparency.[1] The revision reduced the Operation Epic Fury death toll from 18 to 14 personnel, with four deceased soldiers reclassified from that operation to overseas casualty categories.[1] A Pentagon spokesperson characterized the adjustments as a "temporary data correction."[1]
The broader military tensions between the two countries appeared to moderate after an April ceasefire agreement, followed by a memorandum of understanding signed in June.[1] Yet discrepancies in official casualty accounting have raised questions about the accuracy of reported losses, with President Trump stating on Truth Social on July 21 that 18 personnel had been killed in the Iran military conflict.[1]