Thirteen troops have been killed amid the war so far, seven due to strikes, and at least 232 have been wounded. Advertisement“I’m hearing out of service members’ mouths the words, ’We do not want to die for Israel — we don’t want to be political pawns,” she said. “It does not enter your mind that that becomes a warzone,” Mann, now at Win Without War, told HuffPost. Most service members now exploring registration as conscientious objectors point to the Feb. 28 strike on a school in the Iranian town of Minab as a breaking point, Prysner said. Additionally, concerns about military service and the Iran campaign appear to reflect shifting attitudes on the U.S. role in the Middle East, particularly relating to Israel.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2026 16:11 UTC