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Iranian strikes damaged hundreds of US military buildings, dozens of aircraft

Headline from Military Times, from the development of Sep 14, 2026

Newest development Sep 16, 2026 · 2 reportsPhotos show extensive damage to US Middle East bases

Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of U.S. military and diplomatic buildings, as well as dozens of aircraft, a Pentagon watchdog said.

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  1. Names this update

    Iranian strikes damaged hundreds of US military buildings, dozens of aircraft

    Headline from Military Times ·

  2. Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  3. New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks

    Headline from CBS News ·

  4. Newest

    Photos show extensive damage to US Middle East bases

    Headline from ABC News ·

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Missile shortages, damage to US facilities: Pentagon watchdog issues first review of Iran war (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Davis Winkie, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon’s official watchdog released a special report about the Iran war on Monday, representing the Defense Department’s first formal accounting of US equipment and facility losses from the conflict.

  2. Fortune

    The Pentagon admits that Iranian strikes damaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings at U.S. bases across the Middle East (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The report noted that the U.S. war with Iran “has resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls and revealed industrial base bottlenecks for munitions resupply.”

  3. Al Jazeera

    Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.

  4. Insider

    Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings at US bases across 8 countries, Pentagon watchdog says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    The tally includes facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan.

  5. Breaking Defense

    ‘Hundreds’ of buildings, ‘dozens’ of aircraft destroyed or damaged during Iran ops: DoD IG (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    Operation Epic Fury has “resulted in strategic inventory shortfalls” of key munitions, Pentagon officials told investigators.

  6. End Time Headlines

    Watchdog says Iranian strikes damaged hundreds of structures at U.S. bases (opens End Time Headlines)

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    End Time Headlines's feed description

    According to a report from The Washington Post, a Pentagon inspector general review has laid out the scale of destruction at American facilities after Iranian attacks, along with a rare public tally of munitions strain from the war with Iran.

  7. BizPac Review

    Iranian strikes on US military bases took massive toll, Pentagon watchdog reveals (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Iranian attacks damaged and destroyed “hundreds” of buildings and structures at American military bases across eight Middle Eastern countries while the U.S. burned through more than $22 […]

  8. Military Times

    Iranian strikes damaged hundreds of US military buildings, dozens of aircraft (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of U.S. military and diplomatic buildings, as well as dozens of aircraft, a Pentagon watchdog said.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of structures at U.S. bases, watchdog says (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The report also details the extent of U.S. munitions shortages, in the first comprehensive public accounting of the war, which is now in its seventh month.

  10. CBS News

    New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

  11. BBC News

    Photos show widespread damage at US sites from Iranian attacks (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.

  12. The New Republic

    New Photos Reveal How Much Damage U.S. Has Suffered in Iran War (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    A plane split in two, a charred armored vehicle, flattened trailers, and smoke rising from a structure at Camp Buehring, Kuwait: New photos released by CBS News depict dramatic damage to American military infrastructure in the Middle East as a result of Iranian missile and drone attacks.

  13. New York Post

    Widespread damage on US bases from Iranian airstrikes revealed, including to $270 million spy plane (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Iranian missile and drone attacks have caused widespread damages to US military bases and equipment stationed in the Middle East, according to new photos.

  14. Truthout

    Watchdog Finds Iran War Damage to US Bases Far More Extensive Than Pentagon Says (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Iran has damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings at US bases, CENTCOM has quietly admitted.

  15. ABC News

    Photos show extensive damage to US Middle East bases (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    US bases in the Middle East have suffered severe damage as a result of Iranian attacks, images and videos obtained by ABC News show.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Report: War depleted US resources (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    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.

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