Visual Analysis: How Iran's Missile Campaign Reached US Military Bases Across the Middle East

A visual investigation by The New York Times has found that recent Iranian missile and drone attacks have damaged multiple US military facilities across the Middle East.

The recent Iranian missile and drone attacks have caused measurable damage to multiple US military facilities across the Middle East, highlighting Tehran’s continued ability to strike military infrastructure despite ongoing US air campaigns. A visual investigation by The New York Times has concluded that Iran’s retaliation on nine US bases across the Middle East maintains an ability to inflict damage on precise targets.

Using verified satellite imagery, battlefield videos, NASA and European Space Agency imagery, along with photographs released by Iranian media, the newspaper identified damage across nine US military locations following renewed fighting after the collapse of the ceasefire.

According to the investigation, Iran has struck nine US-linked military locations across the Middle East during the latest phase of the conflict. The attacks reportedly damaged:

The report noted that four of these installations had already been attacked earlier in the war, indicating repeated targeting of key US facilities.

The most serious attack occurred at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where three US service members were killed. The casualties were identified as:

According to the report, all three were assigned to missile defence units operating from the air base. Visual analysis indicated that an aircraft hangar had already been destroyed before the fatal strike, while later videos verified by the newspaper showed explosions near accommodation buildings used by US personnel.

The IRGC-linked Fars News Agency released high resolution satellite imagery showing the destruction of a AN/FPS-117 Long Range Radar at the Ahmed al-Jaber Airbase in Kuwait.

Iranian satellite imagery later released publicly reportedly showed damage to approximately 20 structures, including, Personnel accommodation, Aircraft hangars, Drone shelters

Satellite imagery shows visible damage at the US outpost Tower 22 in Jordan’s Rukban area.

The investigation also examined Tower 22, the US military outpost located near Jordan’s border with Syria. Satellite imagery and verified videos showed one building at the installation reduced to rubble after an Iranian strike. The report noted that it remains unclear whether the latest attack caused casualties, although Tower 22 previously witnessed the deaths of three American service members during an earlier drone attack in 2024.

Beyond Jordan, the visual investigation identified damage at several other US-linked military facilities.

Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base (Kuwait): The report stated that a radar installation constructed only months earlier appeared to have been destroyed based on verified satellite imagery.

Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base (Kuwait): The report stated that a radar installation constructed only months earlier appeared to have been destroyed based on verified satellite imagery.

Ali Al Salem Air Base (Kuwait): Visual evidence suggested relatively limited structural damage compared to other installations.

Naval Facility In Bahrain: Satellite imagery reportedly showed damage to a warehouse, while previous attacks earlier in the conflict had also targeted radar systems, communications facilities and storage areas.

Erbil International Airport (Iraq): Imagery verified by the newspaper showed a large military tent at the US installation destroyed during the latest wave of attacks.