About 140 US troops injured, 8 severely, so far in Iran war, Pentagon says

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of US strikes inside Iran The Islamic Republic its firepower diminished vowed to fight on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the wars aim is a popular overthrow of Irans government and we are breaking their bones White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said US President Donald Trump is not making anything up as he offers varying justifications for launching the warThe US stock market and oil prices were holding relatively steady on Tuesday after Trumps signals about how long the war could last caused wild swings in financial and fuel markets The Pentagon meanwhile offered its first tally of American wounded saying about 140 US troops have been injured eight severelyIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf dismissed any suggestion of seeking a ceasefire while another top Iranian security official Ali Larijani warned Trump himself writing on X that Iran doesnt fear your empty threats Even those bigger than you couldnt eliminate Iran Be careful not to get eliminated yourselfHere is the latestTrump worried about Iran putting mines in the Strait of HormuzThe US president said he has no reports of Iran putting explosive mines in the strategic waterway But if Tehran did we want them removed IMMEDIATELY he posted on social mediaIf for any reason mines were placed and they are not removed forthwith the Military consequences to Iran will be at a level never seen before Trump wroteA fifth of the worlds oil passes through the strait which is only about 33 kilometres 21 miles wide at its narrowest pointUN Security Council to vote on demanding Iran stop attacking Arab neighboursThe draft resolution obtained by The Associated Press condemns Irans attacks on Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia the United Arab Emirates and Jordan The measure calls for an immediate end to all strikes and threats against neighbouring states including through proxiesTrump administration offers USD 20 billion in reinsurance to get tankers movingMilitary escorts could reopen the Strait of Hormuz for oil and natural gas shipments and reduce a global supply shortage created by the Iran war And Trump has said the US Navy would escort oil tankers through the strait if necessary But those escorts have not happened yet the White House said on TuesdayThere are currently about 400 oil and product tankers idle in the Gulf and one oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz without incident on Monday according to data from MarineTraffic a project that tracks the movement of vessels around the globe using publicly available dataMore explosions heard in Doha as Irans neighbours intercept missilesThe Qatari Defence Ministry says it intercepted another missile attack from Iran Earlier in the day Qatar said it intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles launched with no casualties or damage reportedThe defence ministry of Bahrain home to the US Navys 5th Fleet headquarters said it has intercepted 105 ballistic missiles and 176 drones since the war began One hit a residential building in Bahrains capital Manama killing a 29yearold woman and wounding eight others the Interior Ministry saidThe United Arab Emirates Defence Ministry said nine drones hit the country on Tuesday while it intercepted eight missiles and 26 drones and that the attacks have killed six people and injured 122A ship likely came under attack in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Abu Dhabi the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations centre reported If confirmed that would expand the radius of ongoing assaults against shipping by IranWhite House avoids explaining why Trump erroneously claimed Iran has TomahawksPress secretary Karoline Leavitt did not answer why Trump falsely asserted on Monday that Iran has access to the USmade Tomahawk cruise missile the weapon likely used to strike a girls school in Iran killing 165 peopleShe responded in part that the president has a right to share his opinions with the American public while noting he has said he will accept the conclusion of that investigationIsrael says Iran using cluster munitionsIsrael says Iran has been firing cluster munitions throughout this war adding a complicated and deadly challenge to Israels alreadystretched air defencesThe warheads burst open at high altitudes scattering dozens of smaller bomblets across a wide area The smaller bombs which at night can resemble orange fireballs are difficult to intercept and have proven lethalWhite House says Trump not making anything upLeavitt was asked about Trumps shifting explanations in which he said Iran was going to strike the US first but offering a variety of different timelines in which he said that would happenLeavitt said Trumps statements were a feeling the president had based on factsWhen asked why other US leaders or Israeli leaders were not making the same assertions and if Trump was making this up to justify the war Leavitt responded by saying The president is not making anything upAbout 140 US troops have been injured in Iran war eight severely Pentagon saysThe Pentagon says about 140 US service members have been wounded in conflict with IranThe vast majority of these injuries have been minor and 108 service members have already returned to duty Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in an emailed statement Eight are currently severely injured Parnell addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever