According to satellite data made public by Iran's official media, Iranian airstrikes on US military installations around the Middle East have caused far more harm than the US administration has admitted. A Washington Post analysis supported the Iranian allegations, stating that since the war started on February 28, Tehran's attacks have damaged or destroyed at least 228 buildings or pieces of equipment at US military locations around the Middle East.
Hangars, barracks, fuel depots, aircraft, and vital radar, communications, and air defence equipment across US locations in the Middle East were among the Iranian targets identified by satellite imagery analysis.

According to theThe Control of Narrative
Due to two significant satellite companies, Vantor and Planet Labs, complying with the US government's request to "limit, delay or indefinitely withhold the publication" of imagery of the region while the war is ongoing, it has been challenging to obtain satellite imagery of the Middle East since mid-March. Vantor and Planet's largest customer is the US government, which is also the largest user of satellite imagery.
The directive, which was given less than two weeks into the conflict, has made it challenging or impossible for the media to evaluate Iran's counterattacks.
However, from the beginning of the conflict, Iranian official media has consistently posted high-resolution satellite photos of the area on social media. However, due to allegations of fabrication, they got little media attention. American outlet, the damage was far more extensive than the US administration had previously acknowledged. The article, which cited US officials, stated that at the beginning of the war, commanders relocated the majority of the people from these locations out of the range of Iranian fire because some US outposts in the area were too dangerous to staff at normal levels.
Since the war began, Iranian strikes around the Middle East have claimed the lives of at least seven US service members. Six of them perished in Kuwait, and one in Saudi Arabia. More than 400 more soldiers have also been hurt.

The Investigation
The WaPo examined hundreds of these photos as part of its investigation. By comparing them with high-resolution photos from Planet when available and lower-resolution photos from the European Union's satellite system, it was able to confirm the legitimacy of 109 of those photos.
There was no proof that any of the Iranian photos had been altered, according to the probe. At least 15 US military locations in the region had at least 217 buildings and 11 items of equipment damaged or destroyed, according to the assessment.
The damage at the installations, according to experts who examined WaPo's study, indicated that the US military had miscalculated Iran's targeting capabilities, had not fully adapted to modern drone warfare, and had left some bases under-protected.

"The Iranian assaults were accurate. Mark Cancian, a former Marine Corps colonel and senior counsel with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the publication that there are no sporadic holes that would indicate misses.
Which Websites Were Attacked
A satellite communications facility at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar was one of the locations damaged by Iran's missile and drone attacks. Additionally damaged were Patriot missile defence systems at locations in Kuwait and Bahrain.
According to the research, there was also damage to a satellite dish at the US Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. Additionally, fuel storage facilities at many locations and a power plant at Camp Buehring in Kuwait were attacked.Iranian footage, on the other hand, revealed additional damage, including radomes at the 5th Fleet headquarters and bases in Kuwait.
Iran has claimed that a second satellite location in Qatar, an E-3 Sentry aircraft, a refuelling tanker in Saudi Arabia, and THAAD missile defence systems in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates were also destroyed.