The Pentagon said Tuesday about 140 US service members have been wounded in the conflict with Iran giving the first insight into the broader toll of injuries sustained by US troops after a barrage of retaliatory rocket and drone strikes from Iran that also killed seven soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot interceptor missiles and related equipment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $9 billion, said a report. The principal contractor for the sale of the missiles will be Lockheed Martin Corporation.
