Pentagon Report Details $184M in Damage From Iran Strikes

A Pentagon inspector general report released Monday provides the first formal accounting of U.S. losses from the conflict with Iran, detailing extensive damage to military and diplomatic infrastructure across the Middle East. The report, covering the period from February 28 to June 30, 2026, documents the physical and financial toll of what the sources refer to as Operation Epic Fury. The findings reveal that Iranian missile and drone strikes caused an estimated $184 million in damage to U.S. diplomatic facilities in Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Iraq bore the heaviest burden, with over $157 million in damage stemming from more than 600 separate attacks on U.S. positions in the country. The report also details significant losses to military assets, including the damage or destruction of hundreds of buildings and structures at U.S. bases in eight countries: Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, and Jordan. Among the military hardware lost were up to 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones, each costing approximately $30 million, and seven KC-135 aerial refueling tankers. The damage to the U.S.