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        "id": 1989849,
        "msgid": "media-iranian-attacks-devastate-us-bases-in-the-middle-east-1789819025",
        "date": "2026-09-19 17:41:12",
        "title": "Media: Iranian attacks devastate US bases in the Middle East",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Reports indicate that several United States military bases in the Middle East have sustained heavy damage following Iranian attacks. The destruction includes significant infrastructure and high-value assets across bases in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, with estimated war costs reaching up to $38 billion.",
        "content": "<p>Several United States military bases in the Middle East have been\nseverely damaged due to Iranian attacks. This fact is supported by\nphotos and videos obtained by ABC News as the Pentagon assesses the\nimpact of a war that has lasted for more than six months.<\/p>\n<p>The report states that the images show damaged buildings and an\naircraft at three US bases in Kuwait, as well as one base in Saudi\nArabia that houses US assets. Some assets at these bases have been\nevacuated, ABC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>One photograph shows an E-3 Sentry reconnaissance aircraft, valued at\napproximately $270 million, damaged in late March at Prince Sultan Air\nBase in Saudi Arabia. \u201cThese bases have been damaged and cannot be\nrepaired. If we choose to rebuild them, it would be a task lasting\ndecades,\u201d said a senior US military official speaking on condition of\nanonymity.<\/p>\n<p>The military official accused the Pentagon of lacking transparency\nregarding the damage to the bases. \u201cDrone and ballistic missile attacks\nare still actively hitting the bases every day,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>A Pentagon Inspector General report released on Monday stated that\n\u201chundreds of buildings and structures\u201d have sustained damage. The\nInspector General estimates the cost of the war at $33 billion, while\nthe non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost could\nreach $38 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of Defense stated that 18 of its military personnel\nhave been killed and 824 others injured since the war began on 28\nFebruary. The deadliest attack occurred on the second day of the war,\nwhen six US soldiers were killed in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated that the protection of\ntroops is the top priority. However, he acknowledged that some Iranian\nweapons managed to penetrate US defence systems.<\/p>",
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