The Pentagon first announced the number of people injured in Iran's rocket attack, saying 34 soldiers suffered a concussion.

"34 soldiers were diagnosed with a concussion and concussion. Half of these have been relocated to Germany, of which eight will continue to return to the United States for treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital near Washington DC or the base. ", US Department of Defense spokesman Jonathan Hoffman announced today.

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US troops at Ain al-Asad base after the January 8 attack Photo: CNN

This is the first time the Pentagon has confirmed the number of wounded soldiers in an Iranian ballistic missile attack on two bases with US troops stationed in Iraq early in the morning. Soldiers who are not evacuated from Iraq have returned to duty, according to spokesman Hoffman.

US President Donald Trump initially said that "no Americans were harmed, all soldiers were safe" during Iran's missile strike. The White House boss said on Sunday he had injured US soldiers but said that "the problem is not so serious".

The raid lasted about two hours, targeting only US areas in Ain al-Asad and Erbil. The Pentagon said all US troops in the two bases had received a warning earlier and went to the bunker when the missiles crashed, so no one was killed or "seriously injured".