US EditionIranian attack on Saudi base injures at least 10 U.S. troops and damages several planes
The strike wounded 12 U.S. troops, including two seriously, and damaged multiple refueling aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base, amid ongoing Iran-U.S. conflict, officials said.
- On Friday, an Iranian missile and drone strike hit Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia, wounding 10 American service members, two of whom remain in serious condition.
- The strike comes as the American military continues pouring assets into the region to combat Iranian attacks, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approving a request from Central Command to deploy additional Marines.
- Central Command reported earlier Friday that more than 300 service members have been wounded in the monthlong conflict, with Captain Tim Hawkins noting 273 have returned to active duty.
- President Donald Trump recently extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6, while Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that attacks on the regime will escalate.
- Thousands of American troops remain en route to the region, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated objectives can be achieved without ground forces, providing "maximum optionality and maximum opportunity.
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Iran Hits Saudi Military Base, Injuring 10 US Service Members
An Iranian missile attack on Friday wounded at least 10 US service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia, according to two US officials familiar with the situation. Two of the troops were seriously wounded, one of the officials said. The attack on Prince Sultan...
Iranian missile-and-drone strike wounds U.S. troops, damages aircraft at Prince Sultan; Houthis say they joined the fight
by Elena Vance - Iranian missile-and-drone strike wounds U.S. troops, damages aircraft at Prince Sultan; Houthis say they joined the fightU.S. officials reported multiple U.S. service members were wounded (reports from about 10 to more than a dozen) and some aircraft were damaged at the ...
An Iranian attack on a base in Saudi Arabia has left at least 12 U.S. soldiers injured, two of them seriously, according to U.S. media reports on Friday. Iran has maintained retaliatory attacks against Gulf countries that it accuses of serving as a launch pad for U.S. bombings against its territory, initiated in a joint operation with Israel on February 28. The attack on Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia included at least one missile and se…
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