American Report: Iranian Cruise Missile Hit Ship in Hormuz and Caused Injuries Among Marines

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NBC News revealed that eight U.S. Marines were injured on September 14 due to an Iranian cruise missile attack targeting a ship they were working on in the Strait of Hormuz, in an incident that U.S. authorities did not officially announce at the time.

The network reported from three U.S. officials that the injuries were not serious, explaining that the soldiers suffered from smoke inhalation and exhibited symptoms consistent with a concussion, including headaches, raising the possibility of traumatic brain injuries.

The officials added that the injured, consisting of seven soldiers and one officer, returned to duty shortly after the attack.

The group members were working as part of a landing team from a Marine battalion and were not aboard a U.S. Navy ship. The officials did not disclose the name of the ship, its type, or its ownership, merely describing it as a 'merchant vessel.'

The U.S. Department of Defense did not announce that its forces were attacked in the region on September 14. A spokesperson for U.S. Central Command "CENTCOM" declined to comment on the incident, while the Department of Defense referred questions regarding the attack to Central Command.

According to the report, the injuries of the eight soldiers were added to the Pentagon's Defense Injury Analysis System about ten days after the attack occurred. Data from the system, as of Wednesday, showed that 861 U.S. military personnel had been injured during the war with Iran.

An American official stated that the delay in recording some injuries is common, as some symptoms, particularly those related to brain injuries, may not appear immediately, and the database is not updated in real-time. The records available to the public do not include details about the location, timing, or circumstances surrounding the injury.

This incident comes at a time when U.S. forces are imposing a maritime blockade on Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz, in an attempt to prevent commercial ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports. According to an American official quoted by the network, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard continues to attempt to target ships almost daily, coinciding with a gradual increase in commercial shipping traffic through the strait.