EXCLUSIVEFOR SUBSCRIBERSThe attacks on buildings and surveillance equipment in the Middle East caused unprecedented damage for the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies.An anti-U.S. billboard at Enghelab Square in central Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 3.Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty ImagesAug. 25, 2026, 2:05 PM EDTWASHINGTON — Iranian missile and drone attacks have inflicted damage on U.S. intelligence posts and surveillance hardware in the Middle East that is more extensive than any destruction America’s spy agencies have endured and will cost billions of dollars to repair, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
Iran inflicted billions in damage to U.S. intelligence sites, sources say
The attacks on buildings and surveillance equipment in the Middle East caused unprecedented damage for the CIA and other U.S. spy agencies.






