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Twelve U.S. troops were wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian subject onslaught connected Prince Sultan Air Base successful Saudi Arabia, a U.S. authoritative told Reuters connected Friday (March 27, 2026).
The latest casualties add to the much than 300 U.S. subject work members who person been wounded since the warfare against Iran started connected February 28. Earlier connected Friday, the U.S. subject said 273 of them had already returned to duty. Thirteen U.S. troops have been killed in the conflict.
Iran has kept up retaliatory attacks connected Gulf nations it accuses of serving arsenic a launchpad for U.S. strikes connected the country, which began successful a associated cognition with Israel connected February 28.
The onslaught connected the Prince Sultan Air Base successful Saudi Arabia included astatine slightest 1 rocket and respective drones, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified officials.
The soldiers were wrong a gathering astatine the basal erstwhile it was struck, the Journal reported.
Several aerial refuelling planes besides suffered harm successful the attack, the reports said.
Saudi Arabia has antecedently intercepted respective missiles fired adjacent the base.
The Pentagon and U.S. Central Command did not instantly respond to AFP requests for comment.
(With inputs from AFP)
