A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.
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PUBLISHED WED, SEP 16, 2026 8:54 PM UTC • 6 MIN READ
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Image source, CBS News Image caption, An undated photo shows a car reportedly destroyed in an Iranian strike at Camp Buehring in Kuwait
Images showing widespread damage to multiple US sites in the Middle East from Iranian strikes have been obtained by the BBC's US partner CBS.
The photos, provided by active military personnel, show a severed radar jet, flattened trailers and severely damaged buildings.
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The undated photos were taken at US bases and sites in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
One member of the military, who was not named by CBS, said: "This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public.
"We're standing there with our eyes closed getting punched in the face."
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The White House referred the BBC to US Central Command. Centcom did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The photos, which have not been independently verified by the BBC, were published the day after a report from the Pentagon's watchdog confirmed hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases in the Middle East have been damaged and destroyed by Iran.
One of the photos showed a destroyed Boeing E-3 Sentry at Prince Sultan Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia that has been ripped in half, its tail section crumpled into a tangled mess of metal.
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Image source, CBS News Image caption, An undated photo of a destroyed Boeing E-3 Sentry at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia, about 62 miles (100km) south-east of the capital Riyadh
While the photo is undated, BBC Verify previously confirmed a similar photo , apparently of the same radar aircraft in March.
The Boeing E-3 Awacs are used to detect and track potential targets at long ranges to provide an early warning of possible threats.
At the time, a US official told Reuters that 12 US personnel had been wounded, two of them seriously, in an Iranian attack on the air base.
A pair of undated images reportedly from Camp Beuhring, Kuwait, show crumpled trailers, and a large tent-like structure that had been reduced to shreds as smoke billowed from the site.
Image source, CBS News Image caption, Trailers destroyed by Iranian strike at Camp Buehring, Kuwait
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