Nearly 100 US service members have suffered some level of injury, mostly minor, since July 7, the Pentagon said. CNN reported the military has been slow to disclose injuries during the conflict.
The crew aboard a vessel that was reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday has abandoned the ship and are currently in a lifeboat, according to the UK maritime authority said. CNN reported.
The US completed more strikes against Iran, the US military said late Monday, hours after President Donald Trump warned that Tehran would pay for the deaths of three service members over the past few days. Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations.
The US is increasing the number of fighter jets in the Middle East as Trump considers how to proceed, an official said. Dozens of US fuelers have arrived in Israel in recent days and are still incoming, an Israeli source said.
