Key facts
- New imagery obtained by CBS News suggests the US is downplaying the extent of damage to its Middle East assets from Iranian attacks.
- Photos show significant destruction to buildings, vehicles, and aircraft, including a Boeing E-3 Sentry, at US bases in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
- A Department of War inspector general report confirmed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in the Middle East were damaged or destroyed.
- The report detailed equipment losses totaling $3.7 billion, including four F-15 fighters and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones.
- The US Navy's main logistics hub in Bahrain was targeted by Iran with drone and ballistic missile strikes.
New imagery obtained by CBS News suggests the US is downplaying the extent of damage inflicted by Iran on its assets in the Middle East. Photos provided by active military personnel show significant destruction to buildings, vehicles, and aircraft, including a Boeing E-3 Sentry at Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia, and damage at Camp Buehring in Kuwait.
A report from the Department of War's inspector general corroborated claims of damage and highlighted ammunition shortfalls and bottlenecks for munitions resupply resulting from the ongoing conflict. The report contradicted statements made by President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who had claimed the war had not caused any munitions shortfalls.
The inspector general's report detailed equipment losses, including four F-15 fighters destroyed, one F-35 fighter damaged, seven KC-135 tanker aircraft damaged, and up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones destroyed. It also confirmed that Iran had targeted the US Navy's main logistics hub in Bahrain with drone and ballistic missile strikes. The report stated that hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases across Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan have been damaged or destroyed.