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Iranian strikes cause billions in unprecedented damage to US intelligence sites

Published 27 August 2026

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.

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