【Breaking: New Photos of U.S. Military Bases Hit by Iran Released for the First Time】First of all, these photos are genuine — nothing to do with AI.

U.S. media outlet CBS has exclusively obtained new photographs, revealing for the first time the extent of damage inflicted on multiple U.S. military bases in the Middle East following an Iranian attack.

These images were sent directly to CBS News by active-duty service members. Due to strict internal media restrictions within the military, the soldiers requested anonymity.

It's unclear why the service members released the photos to a news organization. Perhaps, like the emails and images previously sent from the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier, they simply wanted the public to know the truth.

To be honest, it's almost unimaginable that a soldier could take such photos during wartime and send them to the media under tight military censorship.

The service member confirmed these images of damaged bases had never been disclosed to the American public before: "At the time, we were like standing there with our eyes closed, letting someone punch us in the face."

Figure 1 & 2: The undated photos show scenes inside the Saudi Prince Sultan Air Base. A rear section of an E-3 Sentry four-engine aircraft was directly hit by Iranian missiles and drones. The tail was completely blown off the charred fuselage, while the body still supported the crucial rotating radar used for airborne intelligence collection.

The E-3 Sentry was destroyed — strictly speaking, "completely written off."

Figures 3 & 4: Scenes showing the Iranian attack on Camp Buehring in Kuwait. No date is indicated in the photos.

Camp Buehring is located in a remote desert area northwest of Kuwait City and serves as a primary assembly point for U.S. ground forces, armored vehicles, and some aircraft.

The photos depict buildings and barracks reduced to rubble, with debris standing beside intact concrete "T-wall" structures.

The "T-wall" is considered a key defensive structure against hand grenades and mortar attacks — but utterly ineffective against aerial bombardment, paper-thin in comparison.

The leaking soldier said: "The incoming missiles weren't 'cowards.' There was no protection at the base. We just watched helplessly as they were destroyed."

Figure 6: Damaged buildings at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait after the Iranian attack.

Recently, the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General released a new damage assessment report indicating equipment losses amounting to $3.7 billion, including nearly 60 aircraft.

Reasonable question: Where were the interceptors?

Neither the Pentagon nor official channels have responded to either the public damage report or the leaked photos. It’s believed Secretary Hegseth is urgently investigating. The photographer may face court-martial.

After learning about this, former President Trump will surely launch a furious attack: “Fake news!”

Although the photos lack dates, it's easy to trace back through events — all occurred in March.

In the end, the truth cannot be hidden forever. Concealment is becoming increasingly difficult.

Original source: toutiao.com/article/1876456978371584/

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