Iranian state media published satellite imagery showing an aircraft hangar destroyed at Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan, following the latest Iranian strike. The Wall Street Journal reported that a U.S. F-15 was destroyed in the same attack, citing sources.
Iranian state media released satellite imagery Sunday afternoon that it says shows a destroyed aircraft hangar at the Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base in Jordan, following the latest Iranian missile strike on the base. The imagery provides an official Iranian perspective on the damage, which was first documented by independent satellite imagery published by security analyst Yair Goldblatt, as The Zioneer reported at 12:02 Jerusalem.
The Wall Street Journal's report that a U.S. F-15 was destroyed in the strike was first reported at 09:34 Jerusalem, citing a single source. The report remains unverified. The new Iranian imagery does not specifically identify the aircraft type destroyed.
The story has evolved from a single-sourced claim (WSJ, 09:34) to Iranian media claims of satellite imagery showing hangar destruction (09:34), followed by independent satellite imagery confirming a hangar hit and a U.S. official stating that manned and unmanned aircraft were damaged (09:34, further reported at 12:02). The latest Iranian state media release adds an official Iranian claim but does not independently confirm the loss of an F-15.
The Muwaffaq al-Salti base, which hosts U.S. forces, has been a recurring target in the ongoing Iranian strikes, as The Zioneer has previously reported. What remains open: the specific type of aircraft destroyed, if any, is still based solely on the single-sourced WSJ report; the Iranian state media imagery does not provide additional detail on aircraft identity.
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