Iranian attacks have wounded dozens of American soldiers in Jordan over the last week, but only a few were announced by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), The New York Times reported on Monday.
The Iranian strikes also damaged several helicopters, several anonymous US officials revealed.
One official told the NYT that CENTCOM is not obligated to reveal information about wounded soldiers, particularly when the soldiers are expected to quickly return to duty, and when doing so could give Iran a tactical advantage in targeting future attacks.
A separate source noted that the US would not share information that could “help Iran zero in on its deadly ballistic missiles and drone attacks in Jordan and other bases in the Middle East.”
This same reasoning is why CENTCOM has stopped confirming how many Iranian targets it has struck each day.
The Trump administration has also failed to report the cost of weapons used against Iran, and how the regime has retained and rebuilt its current missile capabilities, according to the NYT.
Last month, wounded US soldiers also told CBS that their injuries were more severe than had been designated by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Sergeant First Class Cory Hicks was one of the dozens hurt in the strike in Kuwait that killed six soldiers. He suffered severe shrapnel wounds and underwent emergency surgeries in Kuwait. A US Army official had told his wife that his injuries were “minor,” he told CBS.
CBS cited Hicks as saying that he “absolutely” believed that the Pentagon has tried to downplay the incident.
Shir Perets and Danya Saperstein contributed to this report.
