Hundreds of buildings damaged at US bases in the Middle East after Iranian strikes

Hundreds of buildings affected and dozens of devices destroyed or damaged... The extent of the damage suffered by American military installations in the Middle East appears in official documents and images published Tuesday by CBS News. The photos, taken by American soldiers on a base in Saudi Arabia and two others in Kuwait, notably show a destroyed plane, torn tents and gutted barracks.

Transmitted anonymously to the American media, these images demonstrate the hitherto barely visible consequences of Iranian strikes. “This is significant damage to our bases which has not been communicated to the American public,” said one of the soldiers interviewed by CBS. “We stand there with our eyes closed, getting hit in the face.”

A Pentagon report confirms this damage

A report released Monday by the Pentagon's inspector general also reported widespread damage. According to elements communicated by the American military Command for the Middle East (Centcom), the Iranian strikes “damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures on American bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and Jordan”. Centcom also specifies that “dozens of American planes were destroyed or damaged”.

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