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Hegseth vows intense day of strikes on Iran
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says today will be "the most intense" day of strikes inside Iran, as he provides the latest war update alongside General Dan Caine. Eight Service members have passed away due to the war with Iran.
About 140 U.S. troops have been injured in Iran so far, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.
Eight of those troops were severely injured and seven were killed.
What they're saying:
Officials at the Pentagon said the "vast majority" of the injuries were minor. Of the estimated 140 who were injured, 108 have returned to active duty.
FILE - Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP via Getty Images)
By the numbers:
In Iran, at least 1,230 people have been killed, while the death toll is at least 397 in Lebanon and 12 in Israel, according to officials.
In a separate report citing sources from Reuters, it’s estimated as many as 150 U.S. troops have been injured.
7 US troops killed
Dig deeper:
All seven soldiers who were killed as a result of the conflict in Iran were identified.
- Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky.
- Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
- Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida.
- Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa.
- Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento
- Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa.
- Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska
Pennington died of his wounds on Sunday after he was injured during "an enemy attack" on March 1 at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, the department said.
Amor, Khork, Coady, Marzan, O’Brien, and Tietjens were all killed in a drone strike on a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, one day after the U.S. and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury.
More intense strikes to come, Pentagon says
Big picture view:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday "will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran: The most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes, intelligence more refined and better than ever."
He said the last 24 hours had seen the fewest Iranian missiles fired in the war.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said U.S. forces hit more than 5,000 targets.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from reporting by The Associated Press and Reuters. This story was reported from San Jose.