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Iranian strikes on Jordan reportedly damaged several US fighter jets
CBS News reports that Iranian attacks on Jordan affected approximately eight US F-15 fighter jets, which sustained minor damage but were subsequently returned to service.
Iranian strikes on Jordan reportedly damaged several US fighter jets
US fighter jets damaged in Iranian strikes on Jordan, media reports say. / AFP Archive

Multiple US military aircraft have been damaged in Iranian strikes carried out on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, CBS News reported, citing sources familiar with the situation.

The sources reportedly said that approximately eight F-15 fighter jets suffered minor damage but were subsequently returned to service.

An A-10 Thunderbolt, known as the Warthog, was also hit and reportedly lost a wing, according to the sources.

No US fatalities have been reported in connection with the attacks in Jordan.

"Roughly eight F-15s sustained light damage and were placed back into service," CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs said on X.

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The damage occurred after the US said on Tuesday that it struck five Iranian tankers in retaliation for Iran's targeting of a US Navy vessel.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps later said it had launched attacks against eight tankers and two warships as well as the US base in Jordan.

The report also said that US forces in Jordan fired more than 30 Patriot missiles to defend against the Iranian attacks.

The strikes came as US officials have raised concerns about a rapidly shrinking supply of Patriot missiles, along with declining stocks of other precision-guided munitions.

SOURCE:TRT World & Agencies