Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks
Key Points:
- Undated images obtained by CBS and shared by the BBC show extensive damage to multiple US military sites in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait caused by Iranian strikes, including a destroyed Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft and damaged buildings.
- The Pentagon's watchdog report confirms hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases across the Middle East have been damaged or destroyed by Iran, with equipment losses totaling $3.7 billion.
- The conflict, which began on 28 February with US and Israeli attacks on Iran, has seen repeated Iranian strikes on US bases and allied states in the Gulf, resulting in significant US military casualties and equipment damage.
- Growing public and political pressure has led the US House of Representatives to vote for the third time to end US military action against Iran without congressional approval, with bipartisan support ahead of the November midterm elections.
- The White House and US Central Command have not yet commented on the images, which highlight the scale of damage not widely communicated to the American public.