The Pentagon did not publicly disclose three Iranian attacks that reportedly wounded dozens of U.S. service members in Jordan in the week leading up to last Friday’s bombing, which killed two American soldiers and left one service member missing, according to a New York Times report.

Citing anonymous U.S. officials, the newspaper said the three previously undisclosed attacks took place during the seven days before Friday’s Iranian missile strike. Those earlier attacks reportedly injured dozens of troops and damaged several helicopters but were never publicly announced.

The report emerges as the Trump administration presses forward with its military campaign against Iran while vowing that Tehran will never acquire a nuclear weapon. According to the Times, U.S. Central Command publicly characterized recent strikes on Iranian military targets as retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz—but made no mention of the earlier attacks on American forces in Jordan.

Military officials told the newspaper that the command is not required to announce troop injuries, particularly when service members quickly return to duty. Officials also reportedly argued that withholding operational details prevents Iran from gaining intelligence that could improve future missile and drone attacks against U.S. forces across the Middle East.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell strongly denied any suggestion that the War Department intentionally concealed casualties. “Claims of concealment are fabrications meant to further distress the American people in the wake of three service members killed in action,” Parnell told the Times. He said the Pentagon’s Defense Casualty Analysis System is “regularly updated” with information on U.S. casualties. “Cherry-picking raw numbers without context paints a deliberately misleading and incomplete picture,” Parnell added.

According to the Pentagon’s casualty database, 427 U.S. service members have been wounded during the Iran conflict. Parnell noted that figure includes “everything from minor sprained ankles during routine training to incidents entirely unrelated to combat operations”.

On Saturday, Central Command said four service members wounded in Friday’s attack were treated at Jordanian hospitals and released. It also said additional troops suffered minor injuries and returned to duty but did not specify how many. The statement did not reference the three earlier attacks described by the Times.

President Donald Trump honored the fallen troops during a brief interview with NewsNation, saying they died “in service of our country” while reaffirming the administration’s goal of “never allowing Iran to have a nuclear weapon”. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said on social media that the deaths of the two soldiers would only strengthen America’s resolve as operations against Iran continue.