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Iranian Jet Strikes US Base, 13 Killed, $5B Damage

4/26/2026

Summary

Iranian Jet Strikes

An Iranian F-5 jet breached U.S. defenses and struck Camp Buehring, a fixed-wing attack on a U.S. base.
Iranian missiles, drones and the F-5 damaged 100 targets at 11 bases, hitting warehouses, command centers, hangars, radars and runways.
Repairs will exceed $5 billion and take months, while the Pentagon reports 13 service members killed, 400 injured, and a Republican aide says Pentagon refused reports and White House sought to block imagery.

Summary

Iran Expands Storage

Iran recommissioned VLCC Nasha to expand oil storage near Kharg Island, while IRGC Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi defeated Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, securing stance.
U.S. Treasury sanctioned 40 shipping firms and Hengli Petrochemical Refinery on April 24, while U.S. forces fired 1,100 missiles.
Iraqi militias used drones in two attacks on Kuwaiti border posts on April 24, while President Donald Trump cancelled the U.S. mission to Islamabad, postponing talks on April 25.

History

Historical Context

In April 1988, after an Iranian-laid mine crippled the U.S. frigate USS Samuel B. Roberts on 14 April, the United States launched Operation Praying Mantis on 18 April, destroying two Iranian oil platforms, two frigates and several smaller vessels. The decisive strike, the largest U.S. surface battle since World War II, helped push Iran toward a cease-fire that ended the Iran-Iraq war later that year.

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Iranian Jet Strikes

An Iranian F-5 jet breached U.S. defenses and struck Camp Buehring, a fixed-wing attack on a U.S. base.
Iranian missiles, drones and the F-5 damaged 100 targets at 11 bases, hitting warehouses, command centers, hangars, radars and runways.
Repairs will exceed $5 billion and take months, while the Pentagon reports 13 service members killed, 400 injured, and a Republican aide says Pentagon refused reports and White House sought to block imagery.

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