Iran's retaliatory strike causes heavy damage to U.S. military base, with repair costs potentially reaching tens of billions of dollars.

Losses from Attack on U.S. Military Bases in the Middle East Far Exceed Pentagon's Admission

According to sources cited by NBC News, repairing the damage caused by Iran's retaliatory strikes on U.S. military facilities in the Persian Gulf region—carried out in response to the U.S.-Israel aggression on February 28—will cost several billion dollars.

Previously, the Pentagon had requested private satellite imaging companies to restrict access to images of U.S. military bases in the Gulf region, preventing the public from independently assessing the extent of the damage.

Following the U.S.-Israel aggression, Iran immediately launched drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. assets in the region, including airfields, radar installations, military communication nodes, and warehouses.

According to media reports, the damage from these attacks currently includes:

The satellite communication infrastructure and one AN/FPS-132 long-range ballistic missile radar at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar (forward command post for U.S. Central Command) severely damaged;

The AN/TPY-2 radar of a "THAAD" anti-ballistic missile system destroyed at Muwaqqar Saladi Air Base in Jordan;

Multiple satellite communication antenna radomes severely damaged at Ali Al-Salami Camp in Kuwait;

Antenna radomes, communication terminals, and one storage facility damaged at the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain;

An E-3 "Sentry" early warning aircraft and multiple KC-135 aerial refueling tankers destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

Throughout the conflict, the Pentagon has consistently downplayed—or even outright concealed—these losses, attempting to portray this war as a major victory for the United States.

Source: sputniknews

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