‘Blew the hell out of it’: How Iran damaged US bases in Bahrain, Jordan

A Bahrain-based United States military installation has sustained severe damage during recent months of fighting with Iran, the acting secretary of the US Navy has said, prompting Washington to evaluate what to do with its headquarters in the Middle East.“They blew the hell out of Bahrain,” Hung Cao said in an interview with The Epoch Times on Wednesday, in a rare official admission of the impact of the conflict on a key US facility amid escalating tensions in the Gulf, six months into the US and Israel’s war on Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US increases pressure on Iran with sanctions targeting aviation sectorlist 2 of 3Why US-Iran war over Hormuz is threatening the Gulf’s waterslist 3 of 3The war in the Gulf will have to end in compromiseend of listIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Cao’s acknowledgement of the damage inflicted on the US facility. “We appreciate the candor of Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao,” the official wrote on X.“Our powerful Armed Forces did indeed ‘blow the hell out of the 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain,’ as well as other bases supporting US aggression.”US bases across the Middle East have come under repeated attack by Iran, r...