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Damage to U.S. Air Force Planes in Saudi Arabia Revealed
devdiscourse.com ^ | 3/13/2026 | none

Posted on 03/13/2026 4:33:21 PM PDT by moviefan8

Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes were damaged in an Iranian missile strike at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia. Although the planes sustained damage, they were not fully destroyed and are currently being repaired. No casualties were reported. The incident was reported by the Wall Street Journal.

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TOPICS: Iran; News/Current Events; War; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: airforce; ididthat; iran; russianhelp; saudiarabia; triggeredbyfacts; us

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1 posted on 03/13/2026 4:33:21 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: moviefan8

Probably sabotage by some of our “superfreeway to citizenship” recruits.


2 posted on 03/13/2026 4:36:49 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (My Pronouns are "Y'all" and "All Y'all". )
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To: FlingWingFlyer

“””Probably sabotage by some of our “superfreeway to citizenship” recruits.””””

You should probably read at least the first sentence.


3 posted on 03/13/2026 4:46:42 PM PDT by jimpick
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omg...ITS ANOTHER PEARL HARBOR!!!.... right, wall street journal??


4 posted on 03/13/2026 4:47:08 PM PDT by basalt (Y ou new to this??)
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To: moviefan8

And the treasonous Wall Street Journal shows a great degree of enthusiasm,with the possibility that they’re out for good


5 posted on 03/13/2026 4:51:05 PM PDT by albie
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To: moviefan8

Omygosh! Military aircraft damaged during war? Has this ever happened before?


6 posted on 03/13/2026 5:00:47 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: moviefan8

Why are these reports being allowed? The news needs to be filtered during wartime activities. This is nothing but aiding and abetting the enemy by acting as their recon units.


7 posted on 03/13/2026 5:02:55 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)
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To: moviefan8

Iran: Free BDA reports on any American daily news outlet. Bonus commentary on cnn..


8 posted on 03/13/2026 5:04:16 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Doubtful if Iran could find out about these planes all by themselves, they probably got some helpful satellite info from their pal Russia.

“Russia giving Iran intelligence info in ‘comprehensive effort’ to attack US in Middle East”

https://nypost.com/2026/03/06/world-news/russia-giving-iran-information-in-effort-to-attack-us-in-middle-east/


9 posted on 03/13/2026 5:04:29 PM PDT by canuck_conservative (Russia lies all the time)
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To: moviefan8

“...sustained damage, they were not fully destroyed and are currently being repaired.”


I defer to those who have knowledge on the subject at hand. If the aircraft are currently being repaired, doesn’t that imply that the damage is minor in nature?

“Not fully destroyed” pretty much makes one think they were very nearly totally destroyed.


10 posted on 03/13/2026 5:04:40 PM PDT by hanamizu
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This is what I am thinking too.


11 posted on 03/13/2026 5:08:49 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: hanamizu

Yeah the descriptions contradict each other.


12 posted on 03/13/2026 5:10:13 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: canuck_conservative
Doubtful if Iran could find out about these planes all by themselves, they probably got some helpful satellite info from their pal Russia.

????

Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) has been a known location for decades.

13 posted on 03/13/2026 5:10:56 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: moviefan8

Prince Sultan air base. Is that like King Emperor airbase?


14 posted on 03/13/2026 5:19:47 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: HYPOCRACY

i don’t know.


15 posted on 03/13/2026 5:20:49 PM PDT by moviefan8
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To: moviefan8

Prince or Sultan would suffice. Together is just too ostentatious.


16 posted on 03/13/2026 5:22:04 PM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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To: moviefan8

Retired General Jack Keane said in a WABC interview that Israel and the USA Have destroyed 90% of Iran’s missiles and 95% of their attack drone capability.

It’s news like this one that makes on wonder whether we’re being a bit too optimistic…


17 posted on 03/13/2026 5:28:00 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: canuck_conservative

Not just Russia. The Chinese have been feeding them intel, too, and in real time. They stationed their super duper spy ship in the Gulf of Oman:

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-liaowang-1-spy-ship-gulf-of-oman-us-israel-iran-war-surveillance/


18 posted on 03/13/2026 5:35:57 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "all's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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Planes need to be moved around daily to counter satellites passing over head...


19 posted on 03/13/2026 5:39:02 PM PDT by DHerion
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To: DHerion

No need to wait for a sat pass. China’s super duper spy ship can monitor in real time. It can analyze an array of data at lightning speed, too, with its super duper computer. See link in my last.


20 posted on 03/13/2026 5:56:50 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "all's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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