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Iran Destroys US's Al Azraq base in Jordan, 3 F-35 Jets in Response to US Attacks - IRGC

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had struck the US's Al Azraq base in Jordan and destroyed three F-35 aircraft and several military personnel in response to US attacks.

Earlier in the day, the US Central Command said that they US military had completed a new wave of strikes against Iran, targeting military command centers, missile and drone facilities, and maritime capabilities to weaken Iran’s ability to attack US forces and ships in the Middle East.

"In response to this crime and to help you liberate the Islamic land of Jordan from the yoke of the American occupiers, this morning the IRGC military attacked the parking lot and maintenance hangar of American F-35 fighter jets at Al Azraq Airbase with several ballistic missiles, completely destroying three F-35s and causing serious damage to three more aircraft," the IRGC said in a statement, as quoted by IRIB.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20260730/iran-destroys-uss-al-azraq-base-in-jordan-3-f-35-jets-in-response-to-us-attacks—irgc-1124518028.html

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US troops told not to film Iranian strikes (VIDEOS)

The Pentagon wants to prevent “open-source intelligence” leaks as it tightly controls evidence of damage to its bases

Published 30 Jul, 2026 02:31 | Updated 30 Jul, 2026 05:30

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The US military has warned troops in the Middle East against filming the aftermath of Iranian drone and missile attacks, with some personnel in Jordan reportedly told that their mobile phones could soon be confiscated to strengthen “operational security.”

The head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper, claimed in a July 28 letter obtained by Reuters that photos and videos published by American service members were helping Tehran improve the accuracy of its strikes.

Cooper complained that journalists and online “open-source intelligence” researchers were effectively conducting battle-damage assessments for Tehran.

“Iran knows the weapons were fired; however, their forces do not know if they missed by 50 meters, hit an empty tarmac, or successfully struck a crowded facility,” Cooper wrote. “Detailed lists, descriptions, and analyses of what was hit, openly published by news outlets, are essentially performing Iran’s Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) for them, free of charge.”

One video cited by Cooper was recorded using Meta smart glasses during a deadly Iranian missile and drone attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17. The footage showed US troops running for shelter and entering a bunker as warning sirens blared.

Video captures the moment that several Iranian medium to intermediate-range ballistic missiles struck Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan overnight, killing at least two and injuring several other American Servicemembers. pic.twitter.com/cJz39E1LvP

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Separate close-range footage from the same night appeared to capture multiple ballistic missiles directly striking the Jordanian facility. The Pentagon later confirmed that three American service members had been killed in the attack.

wo sources told Reuters that troops stationed in Jordan had been informed that their phones would be taken away in the coming days. A third said broader restrictions were being considered across the region, although CENTCOM described Cooper’s letter as merely a general security reminder.

While the Pentagon’s stated concern is that Iran may take advantage of the footage, the restrictions would also make it considerably harder for the public to independently assess the true impact of Iranian attacks.

The possible phone seizures would give Washington greater control over the flow of information. CENTCOM routinely publishes short, curated clips of American aircraft taking off, missiles being launched and Iranian targets being struck.

Meanwhile, firsthand recordings of Iranian attacks are rare, as allies hosting US bases in the region have also imposed strict bans on filming and penalties for violations. Such videos have contradicted the limited picture presented in official statements, which routinely emphasize successful interceptions or describe Iranian attacks as unsuccessful without detailing damage, casualties or equipment losses.

Concerns about transparency have grown since the US Department of War quietly updated its database over the weekend to show that 18 service members had been killed and 624 wounded since the war began on February 28. Lawmakers have demanded more information about damage to radar systems, aircraft hangars, barracks and other infrastructure at US bases.

https://www.rt.com/news/643644-us-troops-footage-warning/

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Ukraine-Iran Conflict Nexus Would Overstretch US Military and Economic Capacity

Volodymyr Zelensky’s attempt to merge the Ukrainian and Iranian conflicts through a Caspian Sea strike came with impeccable timing – just ahead of his US visit, former Pentagon senior security policy analyst Michael Maloof tells Sputnik.

"Zelensky grabbed that as an opportunity for his very limited PR purpose of showing Washington and Europe that he’s a team player," Maloof says.

There are also “definite Israeli fingerprints all over this operation”: Zelensky “was put up to it” by the CIA and Mossad, according to the pundit.

"Mossad fingerprints are all over this operation — they've got excellent intelligence inside Iran," he notes. "There's no question that they're knee‑deep into this operation altogether, along with the CIA."

But “if anything, these two conflicts are showing the limitations of US power projection" – the US is overextended, lacking the money and resources not only for military hardware but also for keeping energy markets in balance, Maloof notes.

"If Zelensky even attempts — or is even partially successful — in merging these two conflicts, that really stretches, overstretches US resources to the point where the US will not be able to manage or assist on both fronts. Not only in terms of sales of weapons to Europeans to then sell them on to Ukrainians, but also directly in providing weapons to US forces who are directly battling Iranian forces."

https://sputnikglobe.com/20260728/ukraine-iran-conflict-nexus-would-overstretch-us-military-and-economic-capacity-1124510789.html

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>Moderna CFO becomes Fusion Energy CFO. Fusion Energy gets another billion dollars.

meanwhile, the proven technologies of electrochemical cold fusion and inertial confinement languish on the shelf

while they push hard on expensive and inefficient tech, bcs it keeps energy centralized in the hands of mega-corporations

instead of the smaller, more efficient technologies that lend themselves to small scale distributed energy production