The Wall Street Journal reports that manned and unmanned aircraft were struck during Saturday's Iranian attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. The report adds new details on damage from the attack, which had previously been reported to have killed three US service members and wounded dozens.
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources, that manned and unmanned aircraft were struck during the Iranian attack on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on Saturday. This is the first report to specify that aircraft were hit, adding new detail to the picture of damage from the strike, which had already been linked to the deaths of three US service members and the wounding of dozens.
As The Zioneer reported on Saturday evening, the US Army confirmed two soldiers killed, with later reports raising the death toll to three and dozens wounded. Unverified footage circulated showing impacts at the base. The WSJ report now adds that aircraft were damaged, but does not specify the types or whether they were US or Jordanian. The evolution of corroboration: initial reports from unnamed sources and Shiite-affiliated channels gave way to official US Army confirmation of casualties, and now to a major newspaper's sourced report on aircraft damage.
The base has been a frequent target in recent weeks. The Zioneer has previously reported on satellite imagery suggesting F-16 damage (June 13) and visual evidence of impacts contradicting Jordanian claims of total interception (June 11). These background reports, based on open-source analysis, underscore the recurring vulnerability of the facility.
It remains unclear whether the aircraft were destroyed or are repairable. No official confirmation from Jordan or the US has been released regarding the WSJ report's specifics.
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