Iran casualties. Mostly piece full. Hard to count.
Posted on 08/22/2026 11:41:43 AM PDT by thegagline
The number of U.S. troops killed or wounded in the war with Iran has risen to 774 after the Pentagon added dozens of injured service members to its casualty count in recent days.
The number listed as wounded climbed from 697 on Wednesday to 756 on Thursday, an increase of 59, according to the War Department's Defense Casualty Analysis System on Friday.
The number of American military deaths remained at 18.
The Pentagon did not immediately explain the sharp increase, including when or where the newly recorded injuries occurred.
The War Department has divided the casualties into two categories following a pause and the subsequent resumption of large-scale hostilities against Iran.
Operation Epic Fury, which began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, accounts for 417 wounded and 14 deaths, according to Pentagon data.
Another 339 wounded troops and four deaths are classified under "overseas operations," a category covering casualties since July 7.
The Pentagon created the second designation because Operation Epic Fury had concluded, and casualties from renewed fighting would be recorded separately, an official told The Associated Press last month.
The Hill reported that the Pentagon's casualty database had previously drawn scrutiny from media outlets and Democrat lawmakers after the number of U.S. troops listed as killed or wounded declined.
The July 7 distinction also carries significance under the War Powers Resolution.
President Donald Trump notified Congress in July that U.S. forces had resumed hostilities against Iran beginning that day.
The administration considers the renewed combat the beginning of a new 60-day period under the War Powers Resolution, although some lawmakers dispute that interpretation.***
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“””””Pentagon: 774 US Troops Killed, “””””
Way to write a headline, they could have said wounded and killed, followed by the numbers.
withing microseconds, the rest of the lying leftist propaganda media will drop the “wounded” qualifier and simply say “774 troops killed” ...
withing microseconds, the rest of the lying leftist propaganda media will drop the “wounded” qualifier and simply say “774 troops killed” ...
This is what you call "burying the lede." It's what dishonest people do manipulate the reader into believing what the person writing wants to steer them to believe.
The truth is this line below.
The number of American military deaths remained at 18.
The headline is trying to make it appear the war is a disaster, but even if you use the number they are trying to manipulate us with, this war is hugely successful compared to most previous wars.
These are very small killed and wounded numbers, and as this war is absolutely essential to the well being of the nation, our loses are absolutely worth it.
It would cost us a million lives if Iran drops a nuke on New York.
And that's just one bomb. They have enough material to make 11.
So anybody complaining about casualties when the alternatives are so dire, is not a serious person. They are either an idiot, or a liar working for the other side.
This is a bogus way to headline the information, similar to John Kerry getting a Purple Heart for a piece of shrapnel that hit him in the butt. Stating that “774 US Troops Killed, Wounded in Iran War” is horribly disingenuous. If you’re going to say “Killed”, then say the number: 18. Compare 18 deaths over 6 MONTHS to 6,000-7,000 PER DAY in WWII. Don’t make them do the math to get the information from the article. This is bull crap reporting.
As for the Iranian side, that which cannot be counted will remain speculation.
This is GPT’s answer to:
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How many Israelis have been killed or wounded in the recent Operation Epic Fury until today?
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As of **August 22, 2026**, the best current figure I can find is **about 60 Israelis killed and roughly 750 wounded** in the Iran war/Operation Epic Fury. A casualty tracker updated August 12 reported approximately **60 Israeli deaths and 750+ wounded**, while another compilation had 57 deaths as of July 20. ([Books Square][1])
There is some uncertainty because different sources define the casualty period differently—some count only **Israeli civilians and IDF personnel killed by Iranian/Hezbollah attacks**, while others include Israeli military deaths on the Lebanon front. A current conflict update dated August 22 says **32 or more IDF personnel** had been killed since March 2, while a separate compilation puts total Israeli deaths at **60 or more**. ([globalsecurity.org.globalsecurity.org][2])
So I would use **≈60 killed, ≈750 wounded** as the practical current estimate, with the caveat that the exact totals depend on what is included.
[1]: https://bookssquare.org/iran-war-updates/?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Iran War Updates - Books Square”
[2]: https://www.globalsecurity.org.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iran-war-20260822.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com “Iran War 2026 — Day 176 Update — 22 August 2026”
If a soldier reports to medic for a small cut on his finger and is treated with a bandaid it is counted as a wound!
ZERO.
Number of USA wounded/injured who required hospitalization?
Less than 50%.
774 wounded, killed in Iran war.
There is a perfectly acceptable way to rephrase the headline.
But it doesn’t bleed well.
For anyone that uses Newsmax for their news then this should be a wake up call to their dirty propaganda tricks. Using headlines to deliberately mislead the public.It tells you what side they are really on. Even a finger scrape counts in that headline.
ALL casualties should start years ago, from the beginning of the war with Iran and the reign of General Qasem Soleimani...
A more accurate headline would have been, “Number of wounded in Iran War jumps to 774 in recent days.”
I think the story is, “What caused the increase in wounded soldiers ‘all of a sudden’?”
But that would take a few minutes of research. No journalist is going to do that.
The bottom line is 18 dead, may they RIP, heroes all.
The number of American military deaths remained at 18 = roughly the same number that Joe Bai Dung lost in a single day while bugging out of Kabul.
Minuscule number in Iran war compared to other recent wars.
Vietnam war: huge loss of blood and treasure, Gain? NOTHING.
Iraq war: huge loss of blood and treasure, Gain? NOTHING.
Afghan war: huge loss of blood and treasure, Gain? NOTHING.
Iran war: small loss in comparison, Gain: Nuclear threat by radical fanatic Mullah’s set back decades or more. Iran could end up soon with a friendly regime.
The number is still 18.
Of course Ukraine doesn't have casualties reported on.
And the 240+ Americans killed there (not counting wounded) isn't talked about either.
Trump bad.
Must make Iran war look bad.
Why not use any WIA data? Because I've seen guys get the smallest injuries imaginable (not taking away that it's legit), like a small cut on a finger from a mortar fragment that you can pull yourself, and that counts as WIA, and also gets a purple heart.
Everyone “envisions” missing arms and legs, someone having blood spouting... Those are the small minority of battlefield injuries. WIA goes from really-really small to missing both arms and legs (happens also). WIA includes many folks that are RTD the next day. Using those numbers is intentionally misleading.
Exactly.
You see the medias bias.
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