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Satellite images and analysis by the Associated Press news agency show that Iranian strikes on US bases in the Middle East initially targeted radar and early-warning systems before expanding to aircraft, warehouses and troop accommodation, Euronews Arabic reported.
26 bases and sites damaged
According to the analysis, more than 115 drone and missile strikes claimed by Iran or groups it backs destroyed or damaged facilities at 26 bases and sites housing US equipment as of last August. The agency relied on images from multiple providers and on accounts from four regional officials.
Radars worth hundreds of millions of dollars
During the first two days of the war, the strikes focused on sites housing US radar systems in Kuwait, the US Naval Support Activity in Bahrain, and mobile radars at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia and Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. At Muwaffaq Salti, a radar was destroyed that manufacturer Raytheon says is one of only 13 such units owned by the US military worldwide, at a cost of around 500 million dollars each. In Qatar, another radar was severely damaged.
Kuwait hit hardest
Most of the attacks were concentrated on US sites in Kuwait. The deadliest came on 1 March, when six soldiers were killed in a drone strike on the port of Shuaiba. Ali Al Salem Air Base was attacked at least 30 times, damaging or destroying at least 15 aircraft hangars. A Boeing E-3 Sentry surveillance aircraft was also damaged at Prince Sultan Air Base, and Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates came under repeated attack.
Washington moves equipment out of the Gulf
Two regional officials said the damage prompted the United States to move a large number of its military assets out of the Gulf region. US Central Command declined to provide details on the damage, citing operational security, while the US Department of War said the troops and bases are well protected and have what they need to continue operations.
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Sources
- Euronews Arabic citing Associated Press, Targeting radars first: Analysis reveals Iran’s strategy in striking US bases in the region, 01.11.2026, https://arabic.euronews.com/2026/11/01/iran-strikes-destroyed-radars-damaged-26-us-bases-analysis
