Iran damaged or destroyed US military bases in eight countries - Pentagon report
Iran's damage to US diplomatic facilities in the Middle East is estimated at approximately 184 million dollars.
Iran damaged or destroyed US military bases in eight countries — Pentagon report
The Pentagon Inspector General has released the US Department of Defense's first official report on the losses of American infrastructure and equipment resulting from the war with Iran.
According to the document, in the early months of the war, Iranian strikes damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings and structures at US military bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan.
The report, which covers the period from the start of the war on February 28 to June 30, also confirmed shortages in key US ammunition stockpiles.
The report also states that Iranian strikes caused significant changes in the American military's routine operations in the region. The US Armed Forces Central Command "repositioned personnel, resources, and stockpiles" due to attacks by Iran and its allied forces.
The report notes that these measures included the withdrawal of army medical evacuation helicopters from Iraq and Kuwait, which meant that "the majority of medical evacuations were conducted via ground transport to local medical facilities."
Meanwhile, according to Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao, the destruction of the Navy's regional hub in Bahrain, which Iran recently "dismantled," has created "significant challenges" in establishing "appropriate naval bases and supply ports."
"This led to the remote island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean becoming a naval logistics hub, which extended replenishment cycles to 14-18 days," the material says.
Consequently, periodic supply shortages and disruptions in the regional military postal system further exacerbated the challenges faced by American sailors during their record-long deployment in the Persian Gulf to support airstrikes against Iran and its blockade of its ports in recent months.
"Changes in the military presence in the Middle East may become permanent — military and intelligence officials have quietly discussed the prospect of a long-term reduction in the number of American personnel and facilities in the region after the war ends," CNN sources said.