The Wall Street Journal reported that America's missile defense systems are unable to fully protect the country's approximately 50,000 troops in West Asia against Iranian missile and drone attacks, and this issue has become one of the Pentagon's serious challenges.
Publish dateTuesday 21 July 2026 - 12:37
Story Code : 361124
Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The American newspaper "Wall Street Journal" pointed out the major challenges that the American military has faced in protecting its soldiers in the Middle East, in light of the continuation of Iranian missile and drone attacks, and wrote that Washington cannot guarantee the full protection of approximately 50,000 troops stationed in the region; and this is in a situation where Iran's arsenal of ballistic missiles and drones, despite American strikes, is still considered a real threat.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 18 that two American soldiers were killed and another was missing in an Iranian missile and drone attack on the US base "Mofaq al-Sulti" in Jordan. The base is considered one of the vital centers of American forces in the region.
The newspaper reported, citing American officials, that the Iranian attacks on the base targeted residential barracks, which resulted in the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of several others. The body of another soldier was also found at the base, whose identity has not yet been identified.
This figure indicates the high number of casualties of American forces in the face of Iranian attacks.
This is while the American network CNN, citing its media sources, revealed that the Pentagon is postponing the announcement of the number of casualties of its soldiers in the war with Iran under the pretext of security reasons.
The American news network CNN claimed that the Pentagon is delaying the release of casualty figures from the war with Iran in order to protect the more than 50,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East, and believes that immediate media reporting “gives the enemy the upper hand and puts American soldiers at risk.”
Sean Parnell, the official Pentagon spokesman, claimed in an interview with the network that the delay in reporting on American military casualties in the war is necessary to protect the more than 50,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on July 18 that two American soldiers were killed and another was missing in an Iranian missile and drone attack on the US base "Mofaq al-Sulti" in Jordan. The base is considered one of the vital centers of American forces in the region.
The newspaper reported, citing American officials, that the Iranian attacks on the base targeted residential barracks, which resulted in the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of several others. The body of another soldier was also found at the base, whose identity has not yet been identified.
This figure indicates the high number of casualties of American forces in the face of Iranian attacks.
This is while the American network CNN, citing its media sources, revealed that the Pentagon is postponing the announcement of the number of casualties of its soldiers in the war with Iran under the pretext of security reasons.
The American news network CNN claimed that the Pentagon is delaying the release of casualty figures from the war with Iran in order to protect the more than 50,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East, and believes that immediate media reporting “gives the enemy the upper hand and puts American soldiers at risk.”
Sean Parnell, the official Pentagon spokesman, claimed in an interview with the network that the delay in reporting on American military casualties in the war is necessary to protect the more than 50,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East.
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