At Least 12 US Service Members Injured As Iran Lashes Out With Regional Strikes
Iran launched strikes against a Saudi air base Friday, injuring at least a dozen U.S. service members, some severely. Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks on the kingdom’s Prince Sultan Air Base inflicted…
Iran launched strikes against a Saudi air base Friday, injuring at least a dozen U.S. service members, some severely.
Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks on the kingdom’s Prince Sultan Air Base inflicted injuries upon at least 12 U.S. service members, seriously wounding two of them, multipleoutlets reported, citing anonymous U.S. officials. At least two U.S Air Force KC-135 refueling aircrafts were also significantly damaged as a result of the strike, The New York Times reported.
The base, located about 40 miles from the Saudi capital of Riyadh, hosts many of the 2,700 U.S. service members stationed within the territory of the key Middle Eastern ally, NewsNation reported March 1.
Iran has maintained that its Friday missile and drone attacks destroyed one refueling aircraft at the base and damaged three others, NPR reported. The Islamic regime also released Chinese-taken satellite photos, asserting they depicted burning aircraft.
Neither U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) nor U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) immediately responded to the Daily Caller News Foundation