Report: War Depleted US Resources
CBS News said a Defense Department report pegged losses at up to $3.7 billion, including nearly 60 aircraft, after Iranian attacks.
- On Tuesday, CBS News published photographs revealing significant damage to American military sites across the Middle East following Iranian missile and drone attacks.
- A Defense Department inspector general report released this week cited equipment losses of up to $3.7 billion, including nearly 60 aircraft, documenting the scale of destruction across regional bases.
- Images revealed wrecked facilities at Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan Air Force Base and Kuwait's Camp Buehring, with one service member telling CBS News, "This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public."
- President Donald Trump last week claimed there was "no damage" to American aircraft, contradicting the inspector general findings, while a service member challenged Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's description of attackers as "squirters."
- The report notes Iranian strikes impacted bases across Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan, with reconstruction efforts potentially utilizing seized Iranian assets to assist Gulf allies.
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New images have been released showing the damage caused by Iranian missile and drone attacks on US military bases in West Asia. Photos obtained by CBS News show extensive damage to US facilities in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, while the Pentagon Inspector General reported that the conflict resulted in up to $3.7 billion in equipment losses and the loss or damage of approximately 60 aircraft.
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Report: War depleted US resources
Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and other structures at U.S. bases across eight countries in the Middle East, according to a new report on the Iran war from the Pentagon's official watchdog.
US bases hit by Iranian attacks: hundreds of buildings
A recent report from the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General reveals significant damage to numerous U.S. military and diplomatic premises caused by Iranian strikes. According to statements from U.S. Central Command to IG investigators, Iranian attacks have led to the damage or destruction of numerous facilities across multiple U.S. bases located in ... Read more L’article Iranian Attacks Devastate US Military: Hundreds of Build…
Trump sells the Iran war as a "little thing" – while secret images show bombed US bases, destroyed military technology and billions of losses. His embellishment bounces upon a reality of debris and devastation.
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