Iran and allied forces struck at least 16 U.S. military facilities in multiple Middle Eastern countries, leaving some severely damaged, CNN reported on Friday citing sources.
The report was based on dozens of satellite images and interviews with sources from the U.S. and Gulf Arab countries, and the affected facilities make up the "majority of U.S. military positions" in the region.
"There has been a spectrum of assessments," one source said. "From a pretty dramatic side, of the whole facility is destroyed and needs to be shut down, to leaders who say these things are worth repairing due to the strategic benefit they give the U.S."
Satellite images showed that Tehran's main targets included advanced radar systems, communications systems and aircraft. Many of those assets are expensive and difficult to replace.
"It's notable they really identified those facilities as the most cost-effective targets to hit," the source said. "Our radar systems (are) our most expensive and our most limited resources in the region."
