Pentagon Adds 140 Wounded to Iran War Toll as 624 Casualties Fuel War Powers Dispute
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 27
Pentagon Adds 140 Wounded to Iran War Toll as 624 Casualties Fuel War Powers Dispute
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 27
Summary
More than 140 wounded service members were added to the Pentagon’s casualty database over the weekend, lifting the overall U.S. toll since Feb. 28 to 18 killed and 624 wounded.
The update also created an “Overseas Operations” category for casualties starting July 7, leaving Operation Epic Fury at 14 dead and more than 400 wounded for the war’s earlier phase.
That split follows the collapse of the Iran ceasefire and renewed near-daily airstrikes from July 6, as the Trump administration argues the April truce paused the War Powers Act’s 60-day clock on May 1.
Lawmakers in both parties have challenged that interpretation, with Representative Thomas Massie calling the separate casualty count an “absurd ruse” to mask operations running beyond 90 days without congressional approval.