Eight U.S. Marines were injured in an Iranian missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that had not been previously reported.

NBC News, Anadolu Agency, Daily Mail · Geopolitics & Markets

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Framing varies: Coverage is largely aligned on the facts, but right-leaning sources like Daily Mail frame it as a cover-up by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while state-aligned sources like Anadolu Agency report it without the cover-up angle, and centre-left sources like NBC focus on the unreported nature.

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This is a newly broken story, sourced to three unnamed U.S. officials by NBC News, that eight U.S. were injured around Sept. 14 when an Iranian attacked the ship they were operating on in the — an incident the Pentagon had not previously disclosed. Reported injuries include smoke inhalation and possible traumatic brain injuries, and no U.S. military response has been acknowledged. The significance is a direct Iranian strike on U.S. forces in one of the world's most critical oil-shipping chokepoints, hidden from public view for about two weeks.

Eight U.S. Marines were injured in an Iranian missile attack in the Strait of Hormuz, an incident that had not been previously reported.

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