India, March 18 -- At least 200 American soldiers were killed over 3,000 were wounded within the first week of the Iran-US war, Press TV, an outlet affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran, reported on Tuesday, citing an Iranian official. Both Iran and the US claim to have dealt a huge blow to each other's weaponry and military since the start of the war on February 28.

Iran was provided an assessment of American losses, both material and human, by extra-regional sources, the Press TV report said.

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The report was published hours before the US dropped its 5,000-pound 'buster bombs' on Iranian missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil passage that has been blocked f...