Overview
- The Pentagon reported approximately 140 U.S. service members wounded in the first 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, with 108 returned to duty and eight severely injured.
- U.S. Central Command has confirmed seven American service member deaths, including 26-year-old Benjamin Pennington.
- President Trump told Axios the war will end soon and that there is practically nothing left to target in Iran, though U.S. and Israeli officials are preparing for at least two more weeks of strikes.
- U.S. officials said intelligence indicated Iranian mine-laying in the Strait of Hormuz, and Trump said U.S. forces destroyed 16 boats tied to the effort as oil and gasoline prices jumped.
- Gen. Dan Caine said U.S. forces have hit more than 5,000 targets in Iran, officials report sharply reduced Iranian missile and drone launches, and Senate Democrats are pressing for public hearings and warning of mission creep toward ground operations.