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White House Seeks Satellite Censorship After Iran’s $5B Base Attack

4/26/2026

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The White House asked satellite firms to block images of damaged U.S. bases after Iranian strikes.
Iranian attacks caused over $5 billion in repair costs and included an F-5 jet bombing Camp Buehring in Kuwait, the first enemy fixed-wing strike on a U.S. base in years.
The strikes killed 13 service members, injured nearly 400 troops, and destroyed equipment including an E-3 Sentry aircraft in Saudi Arabia.

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The White House asked satellite firms to block images of damaged U.S. bases after Iranian strikes.
Iranian attacks caused over $5 billion in repair costs and included an F-5 jet bombing Camp Buehring in Kuwait, the first enemy fixed-wing strike on a U.S. base in years.
The strikes killed 13 service members, injured nearly 400 troops, and destroyed equipment including an E-3 Sentry aircraft in Saudi Arabia.