Iran has inflicted more extensive damage to US military bases and equipment in the Middle East since the start of US military and Israeli strikes against Iran on February, 28, 2026 NBC News reported on Saturday, citing sources.
The report said that the damages from Iran’s retaliatory strikes against US military bases in seven Middle Eastern countries were far worse than publicly acknowledged and is expected to cost billions of dollars to repair.
Iran has hit dozens of targets, including warehouses, command headquarters, aircraft hangars, satellite communications infrastructure, runways, high-end radar systems, and dozens of aircraft, the report said.
The Pentagon has not detailed the extent of the damage to US military bases publicly, according to the report, with US Central Command declining to comment on battle damage assessments.
According to the report, some Republican lawmakers privately expressed their dissatisfaction with senior Pentagon officials for refusing to provide information on the extent of the damage or a cost estimate for repairs.
No one knows anything. And it’s not for lack of asking, one congressional aide was quoted by NBC News as saying. We have been asking for weeks and not getting specifics, even as the Pentagon is asking for a record high budget.
The report mentioned that the damage to and cost of repairing the bases could reignite a debate over the merits of maintaining US bases in such close proximity to an adversary like Iran.
The US military operates a network of around 20 permanent and temporary military bases throughout the Middle East, with the largest – Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar – hosting 10,000 troops and serving as the forward headquarters for CENTCOM.
The US maintains a network of major military bases across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and as of mid-2025, there are between 40,000 and 50,000 American troops stationed in the region at any one time.
These bases surround Iran from the west and south, and are backed by US naval assets in the region, including the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, alongside amphibious forces in the region.
Including the USS Tripoli, with additional carrier reinforcements expected. The USS Gerald R. Ford has been pulled out of the Middle East and moved to port for repairs following a fire, leaving the Lincoln as the only carrier currently on station.
As of late March, the following US bases and associated facilities have been struck by Iranian missiles and drones, often more than once, according to US officials, media reports, and regional sources:
- Naval Support Activity, Bahrain
- Erbil International Airport, Iraq
- Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq
- Victory Base complex (Baghdad International Airport area)
- Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan
- Ali Al-Salem Air Base, Kuwait
- Camp Buehring, Kuwait
- Camp Arifjan, Kuwait
- Mohammed Al-Ahmad Naval Base, Kuwait
- Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar
- Al-Dhafra Air Base, UAE
- Jebel Ali Port, UAE
- Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
Several of these strikes have been confirmed by US officials or reported by Reuters and other international media, while others remain based primarily on Iranian claims.
Middle East Monitor / RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2026.
The Zionist entities do not want peace, they act like that just to buy time in order to reposition and replace its lost military hardware and prepare for the next attack on Iran !