Unloading of a THAAD launcher at Nevatim Air Base in Israel, on March 1, 2019. (Credit: Robert Durr/AFP)
Iranian strikes on U.S. military bases in the Middle East have caused about $800 million in damage in the first two weeks of the war, a new analysis shows.
Much of the damage was caused in initial retaliatory strikes by Iran in the week after the U.S. and Israel launched the war on Feb. 28, according to a report by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) and an analysis by the BBC.
The full extent of the damage caused by Iranian strikes on U.S. assets in the region is not clear.
But the $800m in estimated damage to U.S. military infrastructure, a figure higher than has been previously reported, offers a picture of the steep costs to the U.S. as the conflict drags on.
"The damage to U.S. bases in the region has been underreported," said Mark Cancian, a CSIS senior adviser and co-author of the think tank study. "Although that appears to be extensive, the full amount won't be known until more information is available."
