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Iran Claims It Struck American AWACS Aircraft In Saudi Airbase Strike
The strikes reportedly hit Prince Sultan Air Base, where the
now-destroyed E3 AWACS command and control plane was stationed alongside
other US military assets.
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Iran Claims It Struck American AWACS Aircraft In Saudi Airbase Strike
The USCentral Command (CENTCOM) has not commented on the incident.

Iran on Friday claimed to have significantly damaged a United States
aircraft during a retaliatory missile and drone strike on an American
air base in Saudi Arabia.

The strikes reportedly hit Prince Sultan Air Base, where the
now-destroyed ErCa3 AWACS command and control plane was stationed
alongside other US military assets.

Newly released images, published by Iran's Press TV, show the body of
the plane damaged, with only the head and tail intact. The attack
reportedly involved six ballistic missiles and 29 drones.


At least 10 US personnel were wounded, with two reported in serious
condition, Associated Press reported. The strike involved an Iranian
missile and several drones targeting the base.

Multiple refuelling aircraft were also damaged in the attack,
preliminary reports indicate.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has not commented on the incident.

Press TV reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) used long-range and medium-range missile systems, along with attack drones,
to target facilities linked to US and Israeli interests. Iran also
claimed to have shot down a US MQ-9 drone and hit an F-16 jet.

The base has been targeted repeatedly since the US and Israel began
their unprovoked war on Iran on February 28. The coalition has since assassinated several top Iranian officials, including supreme leader
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and security chief Ali Larijani. The targeted
missiles also hit a girls school in Minab and killed around 180 school
girls.

The war, now into its second month, has seen retaliatory strikes by
Tehran on US air bases on the Gulf.

The war has now expanded beyond Saudi Arabia. Yemen's Houthi rebels
reportedly fired missiles at Israel on Saturday. Tehran has also
threatened retaliatory strikes on Israeli and US universities following attacks on Iranian academic institutions.

Explosions rocked Tehran on Sunday morning, killing two people and
wounding five in a residential area near Shaft city, according to Iran's
Mehr News Agency. Fars News Agency reported additional injuries in
northern and western neighborhoods of the Iranian capital.

Civilian infrastructure has also been affected. Attacks on Saturday
killed a family of four in Bushehr province and struck a water facility
in Khuzestan province.

The Iranian army also said that it targeted an electronic warfare and
radar centre operated by Israeli defence company Elta at Haifa's
military aerospace complex, as well as a fuel storage facility at Ben
Gurion Airport.







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