U.S. Marines injured in Iran attack and Taylor Swift sets VMAs record: Morning Rundown

U.S. Marines were injured in an Iranian attack that the Pentagon did not disclose. Right-wing conservatives push to drop the D.C. pipe bomb case. And the star quarterback who’s losing his luster.

Eight U.S. Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian cruise missile attacked the ship they were operating on in the Strait of Hormuz, according to three U.S. officials.

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None were seriously injured, but they sustained smoke inhalation and possibly traumatic brain injuries, as they had symptoms of concussions, such as headaches, the officials said.

The Marines returned to duty soon after the Sept. 14 incident, according to the officials. The Defense Department did not disclose any attacks that occurred on that day.

Since the Iran war began, there has been increasing confusion over the number of troops who have been injured and killed, unlike in many other overseas conflicts when data is reported routinely. Recently, the Pentagon abruptly lowered the number of dead over the summer after it reclassified how some troops had been killed.

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