Multiple US military aircraft suffered damage in overnight strikes on Jordan air base, CBS says
- Several American military aircraft sustained damage during an overnight Iranian missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, CBS News reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
- President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that American forces attacked five Iranian tankers in the Gulf, prompting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch retaliatory strikes on the base.
- Jordanian armed forces intercepted 18 of 20 ballistic missiles, while American forces deployed more than 30 Patriot missiles; CBS News reported eight F-15 aircraft sustained minor damage and one A-10 Thunderbolt, known as the 'Warthog', suffered significant damage with one wing reportedly missing.
- No American personnel were injured, and the F-15 aircraft were reportedly returned to service despite the Revolutionary Guards announcing they 'struck the American Al-Azraq base in Jordan with heavy missile strikes' as part of a 'punitive operation'.
- President Donald Trump warned that additional action would follow recent strikes targeting Iranian maritime assets and oil transport networks, as video footage circulating online showed repeated explosions over the base during the attack.
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ROME (ITALPRESS) "Several U.S. military aircraft were damaged in Iranian attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. CBS News reports that about eight F-15s suffered minor damage and would be put back into service. According to sources, an A-10 Thunderbolt, known as Warthog, was hit and lost a wing. No U.S. casualties were reported in the attacks against Jordan.
US warplanes damaged in Iranian strikes on military base in Jordan: Report
Several U.S. military aircraft were damaged by a night strike by Iran at an airbase in Jordan, reports American media. The Iranian attack on the American airbase of Muwaffah Salty in Jordan resulted in damage to several military aircraft, transmitting the RIA News with a reference to CBS. According to these reports, the American assaulter A-10 Thunderbolt II lost a wing as a result of an impact. About eight F-15 fighters were slightly damaged an…
An Iranian attack on the U.S. air base in Jordan damaged several planes, while in Russia a guard from the British embassy was arrested accused of planning an attack on behalf of Kiev.
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