The Daily Populous Tuesday July 21st, 2026 evening edition
Authored by jpost.com and submitted by barsik_

Nearly 100 US service members were wounded to some extent since the renewal of the US-Iran hostilities, Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell stated on social media on Tuesday.

However, according to Parnell, “the vast majority of injuries experienced were minor concussions,” and some 96% of those wounded have returned to duty.

“They are determined to get back in the fight,” he wrote.

Parnell stated that updates regarding wounded and killed soldiers would be posted to the Pentagon’s online database, which currently shows 14 troops dead and 427 troops injured since the beginning of the war on February 28.

According to the Washington Post, the statistics were briefly updated on Monday night to reflect the total number of servicemembers killed and wounded since the war began, but reverted back to pre-July numbers after a few hours.

The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. (credit: AL DRAGO/REUTERS)

The Jerusalem Post could not confirm if the status had changed on US Central Command (CENTCOM)’s site, but as of Tuesday, the numbers online do not mention the four servicemembers killed - including Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, and Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, who were killed last week during an Iranian strike in Jordan - or those who had been wounded since July 1, despite the site’s last update being on July 20.

Parnell initially denied NYT report alleging wounded servicemembers went unreported

Parnell’s comments came as a rebuttal of the New York Times’s report claiming that dozens of American soldiers had been wounded and unreported by CENTCOM, as well as damage to several helicopters.

One official told the NYT that CENTCOM is not obligated to reveal information about wounded soldiers, particularly when the soldiers are expected to quickly return to duty, and when doing so could give Iran a tactical advantage in targeting future attacks.

A separate source noted that the US would not share information that could "help Iran zero in on its deadly ballistic missiles and drone attacks in Jordan and other bases in the Middle East."

This same reasoning is why CENTCOM has stopped confirming how many Iranian targets it has struck each day.

When the initial report was published, Parnell had decried it as “baseless and malicious,” claiming the NYT was attempting to “smear America’s military and its leadership.”

FlyEaglesFlyauggie on July 21st, 2026 at 13:04 UTC »

How many of these wounded soldiers had head wounds or concussions (minor or major)?

roller_coaster325 on July 21st, 2026 at 13:03 UTC »

Serious question? How could 100 personnel be winded in the past week and most back on duty already? Does that mean cuts and scrapes or concussions?

Youareaproperclown on July 21st, 2026 at 10:37 UTC »

What's the real figure then you reckon