Leaked images expose severe damage Pentagon kept quiet: 'Much worse than people realize'

Leaked photos and firsthand accounts from U.S. bases across the Middle East reveal an Iran war far uglier than Americans have been shown, from burning planes to troops digging their own foxholes, according to a new report.MeidasTouch, working with VALOR Media Network, published dozens of photos and videos Thursday showing damage at U.S. installations in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, along with accounts from service members, contractors and military families. The sources spoke anonymously, saying they have been threatened with disciplinary action for speaking out.One source told MeidasTouch the situation is “so much worse than people realize.”MeidasTouch noted that some of the claims could not be independently verified and that the Pentagon has not confirmed several of the losses described, including a C-17 cargo plane a source says was destroyed.Some of the damage has surfaced before. An E-3 Sentry surveillance plane, part of the Air...