232 US service members wounded since Iran war began 

Since the U.S. war with Iran began in late February, 232 U.S. service members have been wounded, with the “vast majority” of them sustaining minor injuries, a U.S. defense official told The Hill on Friday.

More than 200 of them have returned to duty, the official said.

The figure is an update as the Pentagon said last week that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded in the war with Iran. The war began on Feb. 28 with joint strikes by the U.S. and Israel and has now crossed into its third week. 

The Pentagon has previously said 13 U.S. service members have been killed in the conflict. 

The tally of the injuries comes as President Trump is weighing whether to deploy troops on the ground in Iran and as the Pentagon has dispatched thousands more Marines and at least three more warships to the U.S. Central Command area, which oversees U.S. military operations in the region. They will join more than 50,000 U.S. forces in the area. 

On Thursday, Trump denied that he would deploy more U.S. troops to the region, telling reporters he’s not putting forces “anywhere.”

“If I were, I certainly wouldn’t tell you,” the president said. 

The U.S. military has continued to bombard Iranian missile and drone stockpiles and the country’s navy assets — carrying out over 7,800 strikes since the start of the war.

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