Jaw-Dropping Scale of Troops Wounded by Trump’s War Is Leaked
The devastating toll of Iran’s counter-attack on US soldiers following President Donald Trump’s surprise attacks on the country is much more serious than previously known.
The deadly attack, which killed six U.S. soldiers, also left dozens of people suffering from traumatic brain injuries, memory loss and other “urgent” health problems at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, the largest U.S. military hospital abroad. CBS News It was reported on Wednesday.
As of Tuesday night, more than 30 military personnel remained hospitalized at Landstuhl and other military hospitals following the March 1 attack on a tactical operations center in Shuaiba port outside Kuwait City. According to CBS, the injuries of the 20 people who arrived at Landstuhl on Tuesday were considered “emergency” by the military.
An explosion occurred in Sanandaj, Iran’s Kurdistan province. / Social Media / via Reuters
Sources told CBS that Iran’s counterattack was a “chaotic” rescue scene. The smoke rising from the explosion prevented rescue efforts at the operations center, and it was reported that two soldiers who disappeared after the attack were found under the rubble.
A soldier who survived the attack and was one of 12 wounded soldiers to be sent to Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, D.C., described the moments before the attack.
“I remember turning my head to the left and seeing the nose of that drone pop inward and as soon as I did that I knew it was a missile or a drone,” said Sgt. First Class Cory Hicks told ABC Minneapolis affiliate KSTP. “So I turned to my right and that’s when it exploded and the whole building collapsed.”
Shahed drone is displayed on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, on February 11, 2026. / Majid Asgaripour / via REUTERS
“Everything was smoke, fire, madness and chaos,” said Hicks, a Minnesota native. Hicks suffered a ruptured kidney, a severed spleen, shrapnel injuries and facial fractures, according to KSTP.
More than 100 medical personnel were sent to Landstuhl to assist a total of approximately 25 soldiers sent from the Kuwait attack.
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt admitted on Monday alone that nearly 150 American soldiers were injured in the conflict with Iran, which entered its 12th day.
“I can’t confirm the exact number. I know it’s in that ballpark, but for a specific number I would defer you to the Pentagon,” he said.
Previously Minister of Defense Pete Hegseth In his speech to the Pentagon last week, he described the strike under different circumstances.
“You have air defense and a lot of things come and you hit most of them. Once in a while, there might be one, unfortunately we call it a squirter, and it goes through,” he said. “And in this particular case, a fortified tactical operations center was hit, but these are powerful weapons.”
Trump has made conflicting statements regarding key details of the war. /Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Following Leavitt’s comments on Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that approximately 140 US soldiers were injured. But according to spokesman Sean Parnell, “the vast majority of these injuries were minor and 108 soldiers have already returned to duty.”
Shuaiba port base in July 2021. The structure it hit is believed to be similar to the one on the left. /Staff Sgt. David Simon / US Army
Trump’s decades-long joining with Israel in its attempt to destroy the Iranian regime has taken not only a physical but also a financial toll, according to new figures shared with Congress.
In the first two days of Trump’s Iran war, the Pentagon used $5.6 billion in advanced munitions.
Trump came under fire over the weekend for wearing a hat, available for purchase on his website, during the honorable transfer of six US Army members. / Anna Money Maker / Anna Money Maker/Getty Images
All six soldiers killed were part of the 103rd Sustainment Command. They are Capt. Cody A. Khork (35); Sergeant. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42; Sergeant. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39; Sergeant. Declan J. Coady, 20; Major Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45; and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54.
Following their deaths on March 1, Trump said, “Unfortunately, there will probably be more before it’s over. That’s just the way it is.”
At least one other American was killed in a separate attack in Saudi Arabia. Sergeant. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, served with 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade.
He doubled down on the issue in a statement to Time magazine last week: “…You know, we expect some things. Like I said, some people are going to die. When you go to war, some people are going to die.”
The Daily Beast has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.
