The Pentagon has been slow to disclose injuries to US troops during the ongoing war with Iran, avoiding publicly confirming the fallout from Iranian attacks and mostly reserving totals to a military website that lags events by several days or even weeks with officials saying the delay is intended to protect service members.

The New York Times reported Monday that dozens of U.S. service members were injured in three Iranian strikes last week that weren’t publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.

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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.

ALBAWABA- A New York Times report clarified that the U.S. Department of Defense, known as the Pentagon, has been keeping secret the real number of Ameri

The strikes, which also damaged multiple US helicopters, were not publicly disclosed by the Pentagon.

Over 400 US military personnel have been injured since the war broke out months ago

The report comes as Trump considers a "wider war" including a ground invasion that could require hundreds of thousands of US troops.

The Pentagon has allegedly withheld information about dozens of American service members injured in Iranian strikes on US bases in Jordan, The New York Times reported.

Iran's strikes caused dozens of casualties and the first deaths in action since the ceasefire collapsed, a U.S. official said.

The Pentagon has been slow to disclose injuries to US troops during the ongoing war with Iran, avoiding publicly confirming the fallout from Iranian attacks and mostly reserving…

The episode again shows the tension between what the Pentagon says is the need for operational security and the government’s obligation to inform the public.

The raw statistics show 427 U.S. troops have been wounded in action in Operation Epic Fury, but make no distinction between the type of injury.

The disclosure came soon after the Pentagon denounced a New York Times report that said it had withheld casualty numbers