00:21Two hangars, a U.S. airbase in Jordan, and a stack of satellite images that don't quite agree with each
00:28other.
00:28On July 9th, Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it fired 10 ballistic missiles at Muwafik Salty Air Base and claims it
00:38destroyed hangars packed with American fighter jets.
00:41Jordan says almost none of that happened.
00:44So who's telling the truth?
00:46Muwafik Salty sits about 100 kilometers east of Amman, out near Osroch.
00:51It's not some minor outpost.
00:54The U.S. spent $143 million expanding it starting in 2019, and by 2026, it was hosting F-15s, F
01:03-22s, F-35s, and MQ-9 Reaper drones,
01:08reportedly the densest concentration of advanced U.S. strike aircraft anywhere in the Levant.
01:14This is one of America's most important forward operating bases in the entire Middle East.
01:19According to Iran's IRGC, this strike was the second phase of retaliation against the U.S., and Tehran said its
01:28aerospace force launched the missiles at 2.20 p.m. local time,
01:32targeting a U.S. command center and the Osroch base, claiming both were destroyed.
01:37They didn't stop there.
01:40The IRGC warned that if American strikes continue, other U.S. bases in the region will not be spared.
01:47Jordan tells a very different story.
01:50Jordan's national news agency reported its air defenses intercepted eight of the incoming missiles,
01:55with no casualties or damage from the interceptions.
01:59Officials said the debris fell safely, with no damage on the ground.
02:03So, total destruction or a clean intercept.
02:07Right now, both sides are sticking to their story.
02:11Here's where it gets interesting.
02:13Independent analysts have been combing through Sentinel-2 satellite imagery,
02:17and some are flagging possible scorch patterns and structural anomalies
02:21around hardened hangars and flight line infrastructure at the base.
02:25But the resolution isn't great, and higher quality commercial imagery hasn't been released.
02:30This isn't the first time this base has taken a hit, either.
02:34Back in March, a U.S. TH-AD radar system at this same facility was confirmed damaged in an earlier
02:41exchange.
02:42This strike didn't happen in isolation.
02:44It was part of a four-country barrage that hit U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan within
02:51about 24 hours.
02:53If Iranian missiles really are reaching apron and hangar areas at one of the most heavily defended U.S. air
03:00bases in the region,
03:01that's a big deal for how survivable American air power actually is in this war.
03:06If they're not, it's a propaganda win dressed up as a military one.
03:11Either way, this is a story where the satellite images matter more than the statements.
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