iranian missile attacks

'The sky lit up and we felt the shockwave as debris from the explosion pummeled our shelter. My ears wouldn't stop ringing.'

President Donald Trump's comment Wednesday that U.S. troops suffering concussion-like symptoms had "not very serious" injuries clashed with a yearslong, hard-fought U.S. military campaign to spread the message that a brain injury is not something to be minimized

President Donald Trump, who initially claimed that "no Americans were harmed" in the Iranian missile attack on U.S. forces, told reporters Wednesday that recently reported injuries suffered by U.S. troops — at least a dozen of whom were treated for concussion symptoms and possible traumatic brain injuries — were "not that serious"

The 11 service members are being treated for symptoms of concussions.

"When a rocket strikes that's one thing; but a ballistic missile, it's like terror."

"Some people say it's mechanical," said President Trump. "I personally don't think that's even a question."

U.S. forces "couldn't do a damn thing," said a Revolutionary Guards official.

'The points of impact were close enough to personnel and equipment and so on and so forth, I believe based on what I saw and what I knew that they were attempting to cause structural damage; destroy vehicles and equipment and aircraft; and to kill personnel.'