Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
Iran attacks US base with drones and missiles
Updated
Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30

Iran attacks US base with drones and missiles

12 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30
  • The strike on a US base in Saudi Arabia wounded more than a dozen service members, destroyed a radar surveillance plane and damaged at least two refuelling tankers.
  • The attack followed Pentagon claims in March that Iran's military had been effectively neutralised, underscoring Tehran's continuing ability to hit US forces and regional allies.
  • The report says Iran still threatens shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and has gained leverage as President Donald Trump seeks a negotiated truce.
After years of drone warfare in Ukraine, why was the Pentagon caught unprepared by Iran's swarm attacks?
With cheap drones defeating billion-dollar defenses, is America's high-tech military now obsolete?
If the U.S. can't produce munitions fast enough, how can it win a protracted war against a major power?