Five US Air Force refueling planes hit in Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia, WSJ reports

https://www.reuters.com/world/five-us-air-force-refueling-planes-hit-iranian-strike-saudi-arabia-wsj-reports-2026-03-13/

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  1. Kooky_Strategy_9664 on

    Ss: Five U.S. Air Force refueling planes ​were struck and ‌damaged on the ground at Prince Sultan ​air base in ​Saudi Arabia, the Wall ⁠Street Journal reported ​on Friday, citing two ​U.S. officials.
    The planes, which were hit during an ​Iranian missile strike ​on the Saudi base in ‌recent ⁠days, were damaged but not fully destroyed and are ​being repaired, ​the ⁠Journal said, adding that no ​one was killed ​in ⁠the strikes.

  2. whats_a_quasar on

    Earlier in the war Saudi Arabia was objecting to being targeted by Iran because they said no strikes were being launched from their country. But if you’ve got a bunch US refueling aircraft clustered on a runway somewhere… It’s a war. That’s fair game.

  3. atrophiedambitions on

    They’re after those refueling planes. Makes the downed one seem like less of an accident

  4. JustAhobbyish on

    Bigger point people are missing here

    No way Iran knew the location without the Russians.

    Roughly that almost half the fuel planes