Report says Iranian strikes caused broader damage to U.S. bases in the Middle East than publicly detailed

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Multiple outlets, citing an NBC News report, say Iranian strikes caused more damage to U.S. military bases and equipment in the Middle East than had been publicly disclosed.
The reported damage stems from Iranian retaliatory strikes after U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran began on Feb. 28.
According to the report, U.S. military bases in seven Middle Eastern countries were hit.
Reported targets included warehouses, command headquarters or centers, aircraft hangars, satellite communications infrastructure, runways, radar systems and aircraft.
The report says repairs are expected to cost billions of dollars.
The reported attacks involved missiles and drones, and some accounts citing the NBC report also say Iran used F-5 fighter jets against U.S. bases.
One reported strike involved Camp Buehring in Kuwait, where an Iranian F-5 aircraft was said to have hit the base despite U.S. air defenses.
The full extent of the damage remains unclear because the Pentagon has not publicly detailed it and U.S. Central Command declined to comment on battle-damage assessments.

Multiple outlets, citing an NBC News report, say Iranian strikes caused more damage to U.S. military bases and equipment in the Middle East than had been publicly disclosed.
The reported damage stems from Iranian retaliatory strikes after U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran began on Feb. 28.
According to the report, U.S. military bases in seven Middle Eastern countries were hit.
Reported targets included warehouses, command headquarters or centers, aircraft hangars, satellite communications infrastructure, runways, radar systems and aircraft.
The report says repairs are expected to cost billions of dollars.
The reported attacks involved missiles and drones, and some accounts citing the NBC report also say Iran used F-5 fighter jets against U.S. bases.
One reported strike involved Camp Buehring in Kuwait, where an Iranian F-5 aircraft was said to have hit the base despite U.S. air defenses.
The full extent of the damage remains unclear because the Pentagon has not publicly detailed it and U.S. Central Command declined to comment on battle-damage assessments.