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New satellite analysis reveals massive damage US military sites suffered from airstrikes
trump and Hegseth are trying to hide that Iran's missiles worked and did a significant amount of damage to the US bases in this region. The $25 billion or even the $50 billion numbers evidently do not include repairing, rebuilding or replacing these bases.
A comprehensive Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery reveals that Iranian airstrikes have inflicted far more extensive damage on U.S. military installations across the Middle East than publicly acknowledged.
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-05-06T16:00:25.862Z
https://www.rawstory.com/iran-2676857737/
A comprehensive Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery reveals that Iranian airstrikes have inflicted far more extensive damage on U.S. military installations across the Middle East than publicly acknowledged, destroying or damaging at least 228 structures and pieces of equipment at 15 bases since the war began on Feb. 28.
The scale of destruction significantly exceeds previous reports, the Post analysis found. The New York Times previously documented strikes at 14 installations, NBC News reported 100 targets across 11 bases and CNN identified 16 damaged installations, but the Post's satellite imagery analysis found 217 damaged structures and 11 pieces of destroyed equipment — revealing a substantially broader scope of Iranian capability and precision.
“The Iranian attacks were precise – there are no random craters indicating misses,” said retired Marine Corps colonel Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, after reviewing the images.
According to investigators who reviewed the imagery, Iranian forces deliberately targeted accommodation buildings, gyms, food halls and barracks across multiple sites "with the intent to inflict mass casualties," indicating a strategic shift toward personnel targets rather than just infrastructure.
This pattern suggests Iran has developed sophisticated targeting intelligence on fixed U.S. positions, potentially aided by Russian reconnaissance provided earlier in the conflict.....
“We have moved from an age of stealth to one where the entire battlespace is translucent and increasingly transparent,” said Maximilian Bremer, a nonresident fellow at the Stimson Center and a retired Air Force officer. “It feels like we should be on offense, but we are definitely playing defense around these bases.”
The scale of destruction significantly exceeds previous reports, the Post analysis found. The New York Times previously documented strikes at 14 installations, NBC News reported 100 targets across 11 bases and CNN identified 16 damaged installations, but the Post's satellite imagery analysis found 217 damaged structures and 11 pieces of destroyed equipment — revealing a substantially broader scope of Iranian capability and precision.
“The Iranian attacks were precise – there are no random craters indicating misses,” said retired Marine Corps colonel Mark Cancian, a senior adviser with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, after reviewing the images.
According to investigators who reviewed the imagery, Iranian forces deliberately targeted accommodation buildings, gyms, food halls and barracks across multiple sites "with the intent to inflict mass casualties," indicating a strategic shift toward personnel targets rather than just infrastructure.
This pattern suggests Iran has developed sophisticated targeting intelligence on fixed U.S. positions, potentially aided by Russian reconnaissance provided earlier in the conflict.....
“We have moved from an age of stealth to one where the entire battlespace is translucent and increasingly transparent,” said Maximilian Bremer, a nonresident fellow at the Stimson Center and a retired Air Force officer. “It feels like we should be on offense, but we are definitely playing defense around these bases.”