The tally of US military bases targeted in Iranian strikes continues to rise, with Washington acknowledging attacks across multiple countries. While Iranian military and media sources put the number of targeted bases at more than a dozen, the Pentagon is apparently doing its best to conceal the destruction.
Within hours of the US launching ‘Operation Epic Fury’ on February 28, Iran unleashed retaliatory strikes against American military bases across the Middle East, with US officials confirming a growing number of sites hit and the Prince Sultan base in Saudi Arabia emerging as a focal point of the campaign.
Behind a veil of censorship, it’s increasingly clear that the damage may be far more severe than the Pentagon is admitting.
The reported damage to high-value assets such as an E-3 AWACS aircraft and an F-35 fighter jet points to a broader pattern of Iran targeting US airpower and surveillance capabilities. An E-3 Sentry was reportedly damaged or destroyed in a March 27 strike on Prince Sultan Air Base. Earlier, a US F-35 was damaged during a mission over Iran and forced to make an emergency landing, while three US F-15E jets were shot down over Kuwait on March 2 in an apparent friendly fire incident, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
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