Previously unpublished images and firsthand accounts from US service members, contractors, and military families have revealed extensive damage to American military installations across West Asia during the war with Iran, alongside narratives of inadequate protection, poor preparedness, and abandonment by US leadership.
In an investigative report on Thursday, MeidasTouch published dozens of obtained photographs and videos documenting damage at US bases in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain. The material reportedly shows damaged aircraft, destroyed barracks and dining facilities, and troops forced to dig their own foxholes amid Iranian missile and drone attacks.
“It’s so much worse than people realize,” one source told the outlet, describing conditions during the conflict.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: MeidasTouch has obtained dozens of NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN photos and videos revealing devastating damage to U.S. military bases from Trump’s Iran war. Troops and military families are breaking their silence, describing being abandoned by their own government. “It’s so much worse than people realize.” https://t.co/ah37szpwFP
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 22, 2026
At Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Air Base, images reportedly show damaged aircraft, including an E-3 Sentry surveillance plane and two KC-135 refueling tankers. Sources also claimed that a C-17 cargo aircraft was destroyed.
At Jordan’s Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, personnel described months of incoming fire and inadequate emergency preparedness. Sources said Iranian missiles and drones struck barracks on July 17–18, killing three US service members, while others were reportedly evacuated. They also described difficulties reaching personnel trapped in burning buildings.
In Kuwait and the UAE, troops reportedly faced deteriorating living conditions, limited protection, and shortages of basic supplies. Some personnel in the UAE said they had to dig foxholes themselves because adequate shelters were unavailable.
INTERCEPTORS FAIL: Terrifying footage from July shows U.S. troops racing for cover at Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates as an Iranian missile evades air defenses and strikes dangerously close to American personnel. @ValorMediaNet @Team_Harbaugh https://t.co/2WZJMo85Ch
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) October 22, 2026
“Completely Abandoned”
The report also detailed accounts that US military families in Bahrain were left without organized evacuation assistance despite escalating attacks. One service member’s spouse said, “We were used as pawns in the war,” saying evacuation opportunities had been missed before Bahrain’s airport was damaged and closed.
A US contractor’s wife, who said she had to flee the region at her own expense, described feeling “completely abandoned by my own government.”
Across the accounts, personnel raised concerns about inadequate preparation, prolonged deployments, declining morale, and a lack of transparency surrounding the damage and casualties. One service member summarized the situation bluntly: “We are sitting ducks.”
The reported accounts by MeidasTouch raise questions about the preparedness of US bases across the region and the protection provided to deployed personnel and their families.
The report’s findings also cast doubt about the transparency of the US administration regarding the true cost of the war with Iran. The Pentagon’s reported casualty figures have been revised repeatedly, fueling scrutiny over the accuracy and completeness of official disclosures about US military losses.
Combined with the newly surfaced images and firsthand accounts, these discrepancies underscore growing questions about the full extent of the damage and casualties sustained by US forces during the conflict.
Source: Al-Manar English Website