Likely they weren’t picked up as being “wounded” immediately afterward and developed issues subsequently or had symptoms that wouldn’t resolve.
Tehran launched ballistic missiles at two Iraqi military bases were U.S. soldiers were stationed on Jan. 8. During the attack, an Iranian missile struck a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 passengers and flight crew on board.
After the attack, President Trump and administration officials said that no U.S. or Iraqi soldiers had died in the attack or suffered severe injuries.
“Most importantly, [there were] no casualties, no friendly causalities, whether they are U.S., coalition, contractor, etc.,” senior administration military officials told reporters on Jan. 8.
On Jan. 16, a U.S. military spokesman said, “As previously stated, while no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian attack on Al Asad air base, several were treated for concussion symptoms from the blast and are still being assessed.”