{"id":24358,"date":"2026-09-15T02:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T02:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24358"},"modified":"2026-09-15T02:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T02:44:24","slug":"iran-strikes-damaged-us-bases-embassies-across-8-countries-pentagon-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24358","title":{"rendered":"Iran strikes damaged US bases, embassies across 8 countries: Pentagon watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134250214,imgsize-88026,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pentagon-report-highlights-the-extensive-destruction-of-us-military-and-diplomatic-infrastructures-due-to-iranian-strikes.jpg\" alt=\"Iran strikes damaged US bases, embassies across 8 countries: Pentagon watchdog\" title=\"Pentagon report highlights the extensive destruction of US military and diplomatic infrastructures due to Iranian strikes\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Pentagon report highlights the extensive destruction of US military and diplomatic infrastructures due to Iranian strikes\">Pentagon report highlights the extensive destruction of US military and diplomatic infrastructures due to Iranian strikes<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pentagon&#8217;s official watchdog has released the defense department&#8217;s first formal accounting of US equipment and facility losses from the Iran war, detailing extensive damage to American military bases and diplomatic facilities across the Middle East.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The special report by the defence department&#8217;s inspector general, covering February 28 to June 30, said Iranian strikes \u201cdamaged and destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and Jordan\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The strikes forced US central command to \u201cshift personnel, assets and storage facilities\u201d as Iranian forces and their proxy groups targeted American positions, the report said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The operational changes included withdrawing Army medical evacuation helicopters from Iraq and Kuwait. As a result, \u201cmost medical evacuations have been carried out by ground \u2026 to local treatment facilities\u201d, according to the watchdog.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bahrain attack disrupts US logistics<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Damage to the US Navy&#8217;s regional hub in Bahrain created \u201csignificant challenges\u201d in establishing \u201cadequate naval bases and support ports\u201d, the report said. Acting navy secretary Hung Cao recently said Iran \u201cblew the hell out of\u201d the facility.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The damage led to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia becoming a sea logistics hub, stretching US military resupply cycles to 14-18 days, according to the report.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Intermittent shortages of supplies and disruptions to the military&#8217;s regional mail system further complicated operations for US sailors deployed to the Persian Gulf during the conflict.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The war began on February 28, when the US and Israel launched military operations against Iran. Iran responded with missile and drone strikes against US military positions and diplomatic facilities across the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">$184 million diplomatic damage<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The report, prepared with the state department and US Agency for International Development inspector general offices, estimated that Iranian attacks caused about $184 million in damage to US diplomatic facilities in the Middle East. <!-- -->It did not provide an estimate for damage to US military sites.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>In early March, two Iranian drones struck the US Embassy compound in Riyadh, causing extensive damage, including to a CIA station.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>A drone also targeted the US consulate in Dubai, damaging a utility building. US secretary of state Marco Rubio said at the time that it hit a \u201cparking lot adjacent to the chancellery building\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The US Embassy in Kuwait suspended operations in March after being struck by Iranian drones and resumed emergency operations in late June.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>More than 600 attacks against US facilities in Iraq were recorded, a senior State Department official said in May. Those attacks caused roughly $157 million in damage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">3,500 diplomatic personnel displaced<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Up to 3,500 diplomatic personnel were outside the region between February 23 and June 30, according to the report, as most US posts operated under authorised or ordered departure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE were placed under ordered departure, requiring non-emergency personnel and family members to leave.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>Most posts remain under \u201crestricted operations\u201d, with some diplomats and family members beginning to return.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"48\"\/>The report comes as US military and intelligence officials consider whether reductions in US personnel and facilities in the Middle East could become permanent after the war.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/iran-strikes-damaged-us-bases-embassies-across-8-countries-pentagon-watchdog\/articleshow\/134250105.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pentagon report highlights the extensive destruction of US military and diplomatic infrastructures due to Iranian strikes Pentagon&#8217;s official watchdog has released the defense department&#8217;s first formal accounting of US equipment and facility losses from the Iran war, detailing extensive damage to American military bases and diplomatic facilities across the Middle East.The special report by the 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