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Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks

Photos reveal extensive damage at US military sites across the Middle East resulting from Iranian attacks. A Pentagon watchdog report found that Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan.

1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKayla Epstein and Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News - WorldFiled 2026-09-16 · 18:36 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks
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Photos reveal extensive damage at US military sites across the Middle East resulting from Iranian attacks. A Pentagon watchdog report found that Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan. The report also indicated equipment losses totaling $3.7 billion, with dozens of US aircraft destroyed or damaged, including five refuelling aircraft on the ground in Saudi Arabia. A former national security official suggested these images indicate inadequate US defenses and potential assistance to Iran from adversaries like China and Russia in targeting. The damage was reported in the months following the start of the conflict.

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America had not adequately prepared its defences against Iranian attacks.

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Five refuelling aircraft were damaged or destroyed on the ground in Saudi Arabia by Iranian munitions.

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Dozens of US aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the months after the war began.

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Equipment losses from Iranian strikes have totalled $3.7bn.

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Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan.

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Damage to the site was reported in March, including on satellite communications hardware, though it is not clear whether this image is from the same attack.Brian Katulis, a former national security official under both Democratic and Republican administrations, said that the damage visible in the images showed that "America had not adequately prepared its defences". "And there is strong evidence that US adversaries like China and Russia may have helped Iran in targeting," added Katulis, now a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. "The Trump administration has done nothing to address these vulnerabilities." CBS NewsDamage to a building can be seen in this photo from Camp Arifjan, KuwaitThe images were published on the heels of a report from the Pentagon's watchdog, which found Iranian strikes had "damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan during the conflict".It also noted that equipment losses have totalled $3.7bn (£2.8bn). Overall, the US spent $33.4bn (£24.7bn) on the war up to 29 June, the report said.In the months after the war began, "dozens of US aircraft were destroyed or damaged", the report continues.The document lists several of the aircraft damaged, including five refuelling aircraft which were "damaged or destroyed on the ground in Saudi Arabia by Iranian munitions".
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