An Iranian missile struck the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh on Friday, wounding several U.S. service members and damaging aircraft. A U.S. official confirmed the injuries at the Saudi-U.S. shared facility. The attack comes amid ongoing Iranian strikes on U.S. bases since the war began a month ago.
The Prince Sultan Air Base, a military facility shared by Saudi Arabian and U.S. forces outside Riyadh, came under fire from an Iranian missile on Friday. A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told NPR that several American service members were wounded in the strike, with some aircraft apparently damaged as well. The Wall Street Journal reported that 10 Americans were hurt in the incident. Iran has repeatedly targeted U.S. bases across the region since the war started about a month ago, contributing to a Pentagon tally of 13 U.S. personnel killed and more than 300 injured overall. U.S. intelligence assessments indicate that around one-third of Iran's missile capabilities have been destroyed, a figure first reported by Reuters. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated on Friday that the U.S. aims to destroy Iran's missile and drone production factories and dramatically reduce launchers, describing the operation as ahead of schedule. The strike occurred as attacks continued on multiple fronts. Israel's military reported striking ballistic missile production sites and air defense systems in Iran overnight, while facing its own Iranian missile salvo on Friday. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed strikes on U.S. bases in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait using missiles and drones the previous night, prompting alerts across Gulf states including Kuwait's port and Bahrain.
