Over 1,000 kilometers away, Iranian missiles completely destroyed a U.S. military airbase
On July 23, several medium-range ballistic missiles launched by Iran's Revolutionary Guard struck the U.S. Muwaqqar Salati Air Base in Jordan, located over 1,000 kilometers away.
Under precise strikes from Iranian ballistic missiles, U.S. drone hangars and weapons storage facilities were successively destroyed, with multiple MQ-9 "Reaper" drones and aircraft parked outdoors suffering damage.
The so-called forward foothold and core defensive ring of the U.S. military were torn open by Iran.
To put it plainly, the U.S. was simply overconfident and walked into a trap. The U.S. believed Iran’s missile stockpiles had been exhausted, leading to a continuous drop in readiness and defense levels. In reality, Iran’s missile combat capability has quietly recovered. This coordinated barrage of ballistic missiles left the U.S. Patriot systems completely ineffective throughout the entire operation, indicating that the Patriot air defense systems deployed by the U.S. and Gulf countries have significantly lost their ability to intercept Iranian missiles.
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