A CBS report cited by N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig reveals that an A-10 Thunderbolt lost a wing and several other American aircraft were damaged in the Iranian ballistic missile attack on a Jordanian air base. The report provides additional details on the extent of damage to US assets.
A new CBS report, cited by N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig, states that an A-10 Thunderbolt lost a wing and "several" US aircraft were damaged in the Iranian ballistic missile strike on Jordan's Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. The report, published earlier today, follows The Zioneer's dispatch at 06:19 Jerusalem, which cited a separate CBS report specifying that eight F-15s were lightly damaged and one A-10 lost a wing in the same attack. The new citation reaffirms the A-10 loss while referring to other aircraft in more general terms.
The story emerged overnight from initial reports at 00:24 Jerusalem on September 9, when unverified claims of American aircraft damage first appeared. Within the hour, a CBS report cited by Rozentzweig provided specific numbers — eight F-15s and one A-10. Jordan's government stated that 18 of 20 Iranian missiles were intercepted, with two causing the damage. The newly cited CBS report now confirms the A-10 loss and broadens the reference to other damaged aircraft without enumerating them.
As The Zioneer previously reported, the damage assessment at Muwaffaq Salti has been a focus of multiple reports. On July 18, the desk reported initial claims of dozens of US soldiers wounded and helicopters damaged. The New York Times reported on July 20 that dozens of soldiers were wounded in Iranian attacks in Jordan. Satellite imagery analyzed in early June had also suggested possible damage to an F-16 at the base. These converging reports underscore the scale of the Iranian strike on the base.
What remains open: The current CBS report does not provide a precise count of the additional aircraft damaged beyond the A-10. The Pentagon has not officially confirmed any of the specific damage details, and casualty figures from the attack remain unverified.
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