'Far worse': Trump admin accused of hiding extent of Iran damage to US bases

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Iran struck back during the "war" and did significant damage to US bases and facilities. Hegseth and company are trying to hide the extent of this damage

Iran struck back against the United States military harder and more destructively than Trump officials previously revealed, according to a report.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-04-25T23:01:54.255Z

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-iran-2676814973

Iran struck back against the United States military harder and more destructively than Trump officials previously revealed, according to a report.

NBC News broke the news on Saturday that an Iranian F-5 fighter jet broke through U.S. air defenses and struck more than 100 targets, including 11 bases in Gulf states. Insiders told NBC News that the base suffered "extensive damage" that was "far worse than publicly acknowledged" and that the F-5 strike was "the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base in years."

Trump has said that the U.S. had "all the cards" in the conflict, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that "there's almost nothing they can militarily do" in retaliation to U.S. strikes.

Republican lawmakers were reportedly upset that the extent of damage is greater than they were told. According to NBC News, an anonymous congressional aide said, “We have been asking for weeks and not getting specifics, even as the Pentagon is asking for a record high budget.”

The Pentagon has said that more than 400 U.S. service members have been injured, with thirteen killed. The conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute estimated that the Iranian strikes inflicted $5 billion in damages, as well.

[niyad]

1. And krasnov's buttkissing buddies will get the lucrative repair contracts.

[SheltieLover]

6. And OUR tax dollars will be used.

[niyad]

10. But of course!

[spanone]

2. Lying MF'ers

[travelingthrulife]

3. Sounds like a huge strike by Iran. But they have a right to defend themselves.

"Republican lawmakers were reportedly upset that the extent of damage is greater than they were told."

Yet they keep giving him the war powers he wants...even though they know he is keeping information from them.

[SheltieLover]

7. Boggles the mind

[themaguffin]

4. also, Iran is going to come out ahead of where they were prior to dip shit's war.

[SheltieLover]

8. As has pootin, as planned.

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5. NBC News confirms for the first time: the Iranian Air Force bombed US military bases in the opening phase of the war.

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NBC News confirms for the first time: the Iranian Air Force bombed US military bases in the opening phase of the war.

This was not just missiles and drones.
This was the Iranian Air Force.

Conducting airstrikes on American bases.
And we’re only finding out now.

What else haven’t they told us?

[Johnny2X2X]

9. The myth of US military invulnerability

Just spending isn't enough. It's a new world with drone warfare and other methods.

And this might not be a bad thing, the US is no longer the force for good and the defender of the vulnerable in the world, so having a world where we cannot act with as much impunity is not such a bad thing. Imbalance of power when you have bad actors is not a good thing. Under Trump, the US can no longer be trusted.

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11. Iran used ancient planes to inflict this damage

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12. U.S. military bases in the Middle East were much more severely damaged by Iranian attacks than Hegseth admits

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