Iranian strikes cause billions in unprecedented damage to US intelligence sites

Iranian missile and drone strikes during the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel have caused billions of dollars in damage to American intelligence facilities and surveillance systems across the Middle East, according to a report citing multiple U.S. officials. The attacks, described as unprecedented in scale, have inflicted the costliest damage ever to CIA infrastructure, forcing Congress to allocate funding for repairs and raising concerns about the protection of U.S. intelligence assets in the region.

The damage, reported by NBC News and corroborated by other outlets, includes strikes on a CIA station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and an intelligence center in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah Province. Radar systems, surveillance equipment, fixed electronic intelligence stations, satellite communications systems, and data-processing centers were also hit. Power lines and cooling systems essential for operating high-technology equipment were damaged, reducing Washington's ability to monitor developments across the region. An earlier assessment found more than 100 targets across countries including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia,...