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Iranian strikes damaged US bases, radar systems in region, image investigation reveals - report

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • Iranian strikes in the Middle East damaged US military sites, including living quarters, drone shelters, and radar systems, according to a visual investigation by The New York Times.
  • The investigation identified damage to nine US-linked sites over two weeks, suggesting Iranian precision targeting capabilities despite recent military actions against the regime.
  • While the US Department of Defense declined to comment on satellite imagery for operational security reasons, the NYT corroborated findings with Iranian propaganda imagery and ground-level video.

An investigation by The New York Times has revealed that Iranian strikes across the Middle East caused significant damage to US military assets. The visual analysis, corroborated by Iranian propaganda imagery and ground-level video, identified damage to a total of nine US-linked sites over the past two weeks. This suggests a continued Iranian precision targeting capability, even as the regime faces military pressure.

for operational security reasons, the department declines to comment on satellite imagery.

— US Defense Department spokespersonResponding to The New York Times' request for comment on satellite imagery of damaged US assets.

The findings detail damage to living quarters, working areas, drone shelters, radar systems, and other structures. Notably, satellite imagery showed a destroyed airfield hangar at Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, where four US soldiers were previously killed. Iranian satellite imagery reportedly showed damage to at least 20 structures on this base, which had also been struck earlier in the year.

Because the investigation on the incident in Jordan is active, we do not have anything to announce at this time.

— US Defense Department spokespersonRegarding the attack on Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.

Kuwait's Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base also sustained damage to a radar system, according to Iranian imagery. Minor damage was observed at Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base, and a US military tent was destroyed at Iraq's Erbil International Airport. The US military confirmed that nearly a dozen soldiers injured by Iranian attacks in July were treated at a military hospital in Germany. The Defense Department declined to comment on the satellite imagery, citing operational security reasons.

almost a dozen US soldiers injured by Iranian attacks across the region in July were flown to a US military hospital in Germany for treatment.

— US military officialSpeaking to The New York Times about the consequences of Iranian attacks.
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