{"id":15839,"date":"2026-03-04T23:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/?p=15839"},"modified":"2026-03-04T23:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:04:42","slug":"u-s-military-suffers-1-9-billion-in-damage-from-iranian-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/u-s-military-suffers-1-9-billion-in-damage-from-iranian-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Military Suffers $1.9 Billion in Damage from Iranian Strikes."},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. Military Suffers $1.9 Billion in Damage from Iranian Strikes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Anadolu Agency, since clashes began on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the U.S. has lost or damaged $1.9 billion in military equipment in the region. This includes ground and air systems. It shows the impact of Iranian strikes on U.S. forces in the Middle East.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most damage came from an Iranian missile hitting the AN\/FPS-132 early-warning radar at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The radar is valued at around $1.1 billion. Qatari officials confirmed the radar was hit and damaged. This shows Iran\u2019s ability to target sensitive enemy equipment precisely.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Sunday, March 1, 2026, three F-15E fighter jets were destroyed in a friendly-fire incident by Kuwaiti air defenses. All six crew members survived. The estimated replacement cost of these jets is about $282 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These incidents have raised concerns about the vulnerability of U.S. military assets. They show the importance of protecting sensitive equipment. U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have also caused heavy financial and human losses for Iranians.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

U.S. Military Suffers $1.9 Billion in Damage from Iranian Strikes. According to Anadolu Agency, since clashes began on Saturday, February 28, 2026, the U.S. has lost or damaged $1.9 billion in military equipment in the region. This includes ground and air systems. It shows the impact of Iranian strikes on U.S. forces in the Middle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15843,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15839"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15847,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15839\/revisions\/15847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}