Satellite imagery suggests far more US assets in Middle East hit by Iran than reported

An investigation by the Washington Post reveals Iranian air strikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at US military sites across the Middle East since the war began in late February. The buildings hit include hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft, and key radar, communications and air defence equipment. According to the outlet, this puts the scale of the damage much higher than previously admitted by the US government. Iranian strikes have killed seven American service members in the Middle East - six in Kuwait and one in Saudi Arabia - while more than 400 troops have suffered injuries. Iran has struck numerous sites across the Middle East in response to the US-Israeli attack on the country, which has left more than 3,500 people dead, according to the US-based Iranian rights group Hrana. Iranian strikes have primarily targeted American assets in the Gulf states. The United Arab Emirates said Iran launched strikes into its territory for a second day in a row on Tuesday, with a barrage of missile and drone attacks. One of those attacks, Abu Dhabi said, set an oil refinery in Fujairah ablaze, wounding three Indian nationals. On Monday, Washington began escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom said the operation, dubbed Project Freedom, was supported by more than 100 aircraft and about 15,000 personnel. But after just one day, on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said he was halting the military operation in a bid to reach a deal with Iran to end the war. Iran had closed the waterway in response to the US-Israel assault. A key energy chokepoint, through which about a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas flows, the Strait of Hormuz is bordered on one side by Iran and on the other by Oman. The closure of the waterway has resulted in the largest supply loss in history: more than 10 million barrels of oil per day and a 20 percent cut in global liquefied natural gas supply, the International Energy Agency said. War on Iran News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0