Majority Of US Bases In West Asia Have Been Damaged In Retaliatory Strikes By Iran & Allies.

Washington DC; May 2026: A new investigation by CNN has found that a large portion of the United States’ military installations across West Asia have sustained damage following strikes by Iran and its allies, raising concerns in Washington about the resilience of its regional infrastructure. According to the probe, whose results were reported by the network yesterday, demonstrating at least 16 US military sites across 08 countries in the region were targeted.

In several cases, the damage was described as severe enough to render targeted facilities “virtually inoperable”. The findings indicated that the affected sites account for most US military positions in the region, a congressional aide familiar with damage assessments told CNN. The investigation was based on dozens of satellite images as well as interviews with sources in the United States and the Persian Gulf’s littoral Arab states.

‘Never seen anything like it’! Officials cited in the report offered differing views on the extent of the destruction. “There has been a spectrum of assessments”, one source said. “From a pretty dramatic side, of the whole facility is destroyed and needs to be shut down, to leaders who say these things are worth repairing due to the strategic benefit they give the US”. Another US source familiar with the situation, however, said, “I’ve never seen anything like this before”.

Satellite images those which were reviewed indicated that the strikes focused on high-value military assets, including radar systems, communications infrastructure, and aircraft. “It’s notable they really identified those facilities as the most cost-effective targets to hit”, the congressional aide said. “Our radar systems are most expensive and our most limited resources in the region”, Many of these systems are described as costly and difficult to replace.

The financial impact of Iran’s retaliation has also come into focus. The US Department of War’s comptroller Jules Hurst III told lawmakers that the war has cost the United States $25 billion so far. However, a separate source familiar with the matter said internal estimates place the cost significantly higher, at between $40 billion and $50 billion. The developments have also prompted concern among Washington’s regional partners.

“The war showed us that the alliance with the US cannot be exclusive and it is not impregnable”, a Saudi source told CNN. Iran’s reprisal began on February 28, momentarily following the launch of the United States’ and the Israeli regime’s latest bout of unprovoked aggression targeting the Islamic Republic. In at least 100 waves of retaliatory strikes, Iran’s Armed Forces delivered decisive blows to strategic and sensitive American assets across a large swathe of the region, including in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Jordan.

As per information’s provided by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), they have pounded more than 25 strategic targets belonging to the United States and Israel in the 100th wave of the decisive Operation True Promise 4. “The fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force put American and Zionist enemy targets from the Mediterranean shores to the eastern Hejaz peninsula under heavy fire, so that the foolish enemy understands that attacking the infrastructure of the Iranian people will have severe punishment”.

• The IRGC enumerated the targets hit by ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and attack drones:

• The Chevron refinery and oil facilities in Ras al-Juaymah, Saudi Arabia, described as the largest LNG fractionation facility supplying US energy.

• ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical oil and petrochemical facilities in Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

• US oil facilities in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast with a production capacity of 250,000 barrels per day.

• The Habshan oil facilities and the Dubai-Fujairah oil pipeline, built to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

• ExxonMobil oil facilities in Ras Laffan, Qatar, producing 146,000 barrels per day.

• Bapco oil facilities in Bahrain, producing 267,000 barrels per day.

• The Das American refinery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), processing 60,000 barrels/ day.

• US oil company facilities in Fujairah with a one-million-cubic-meter storage capacity.

• The Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, producing 346,000 barrels per day.

• The Dolphin gas company in Qatar, with an export capacity of 2 billion cubic feet per day.

• The Zirku Island oil facility, producing 750,000 barrels per day.

• The Satrop American refinery, with a 460,000-barrel-per-day capacity, a key fuel source for power plants.

• The Manifa American gas refinery, separating 900,000 barrels per day.

• Israel’s IT and advanced industry centers in Beersheba, occupied Palestine.

• Intelligence and surveillance centers of the Israeli military and security apparatus in the Azrieli and Diamond towers in occupied Al-Quds.

• US Central Command’s regional headquarters in Al-Azraq, Jordan, with key targets destroyed.

• Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa.

• The Haifa oil refinery in occupied Palestine, producing 300,000 barrels per day.

• The governmental complex of the Palestinian occupiers in the occupied capital, housing Zionist command and control centers.

The IRGC Navy, while continuing its smart control of the Strait of Hormuz, also struck several naval targets:

• The LHA-7 helicopter carrier was hit by cruise missiles, suffering damage and deck fires before retreating into the depths of the Indian Ocean.

• The CVN-74 aircraft carrier was struck by several drones, suffering hull damage and also retreating into the Indian Ocean.

• An Israeli drone manufacturing plant in the UAE.

• Oil facilities invested by US companies in LSB, Kuwait.

• US base in Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.

The IRGC warned that its fighters remain ready for further action, with Finger on the trigger. “The Guards, devoted to the Iranian nation, are now listening to the orders of Leader and Commander-in-Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, and their fingers are on the trigger. With the great lessons learned from two imposed wars, they are ready to create an even greater epic if the enemy miscalculates again”.

The IRGC also addressed the United States’ regional partners. “America’s partners in the region have seen with their own eyes the inability of the US and Israel. It is fitting that they take a lesson and end their cooperation with the enemies of Islam. The enemy has always plotted, and we have no trust in its promises. We will respond to any aggression with a higher level of force”.

The United States and Israel launched their unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28. They assassinated Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and struck nuclear sites, schools, hospitals and civilian infrastructure.

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