Iran released satellite imagery on Thursday that it says confirms the complete destruction of two Fuel System Supply Points at Sheikh Isa Air Base in southern Bahrain, following drone strikes on June 11th. The fuel depots, part of the logistical infrastructure supporting U.S. and allied aircraft at the base, are shown as heavily cratered. The extent of casualties or impacts on base operations has not been independently confirmed.
The latest imagery release follows a series of Iranian publications documenting strikes on U.S. and allied infrastructure in Bahrain. Earlier this week, as The Zioneer reported on June 11 and 12, NASA and independent satellite imagery showed fires and damage at Sheikh Isa Air Base after Iranian missile and drone attacks on the Gulf kingdom.
On Thursday, Iran published what it says is high-resolution confirmation of the destruction of two Fuel System Supply Points (FSSP) at the base, showing them as completely cratered and unusable. The release comes after Iran earlier this month published satellite imagery that it said confirmed a drone and missile strike destroyed the U.S. AR-327 early-warning radar on Jabal ad Dukhan, as The Zioneer reported.
The strike on the fuel depots was carried out, according to the Iranian release, on June 11th during what Tehran called a second wave of attacks targeting U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan — a sequence The Zioneer covered in depth. The same episode saw Iranian missiles damage a newly built hangar and fuel bladders at the same base, according to the independent analysis.
While the imagery is consistent with Iranian claims, no independent battlefield assessment or U.S. Central Command confirmation of the fuel depot status has been published. The extent of the damage to base operations, and whether the depots were in use at the time of the strike, remain unverified.
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