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At least 12 American soldiers were injured this Friday following an Iranian attack with missiles and drones against Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials confirmed to international agencies.
The impact reached U.S. refueling aircraft stationed at the military airfield, one of the main U.S. deployment points in the region, reported the news portal Infobae.
According to reports, two of the injured soldiers are in serious condition.
The air base had already been targeted in attacks in recent weeks. U.S. Army Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, was injured in an attack on March 1 and died days later from those injuries, becoming one of the fatalities of the conflict.
The United States Central Command reported that more than 300 military personnel have been injured since the war began approximately a month ago.
Most of them later returned to service, although at least 30 remain out of action and 10 have serious injuries.
The attack comes amid a military escalation that has also included operations against strategic infrastructure in Iran.
This Friday, the Bushehr nuclear power plant was attacked for the third time in less than two weeks in an operation attributed to Israel and the United States.
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, expressed concern about the proximity of military operations around Iranian nuclear facilities and warned of the risk of a radiological accident if the reactor were to be damaged.
Meanwhile, the conflict continues to broaden its fronts. Iran has recently responded with missile and drone strikes against targets in Israel and other Middle Eastern countries, while attacks attributed to the United States and Israel have hit industrial and nuclear facilities within Iranian territory.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard also issued new threats following the attacks on two steel mills in the country.
The commander of its Aerospace Force, Mayid Musavi, warned that the Iranian response will not follow the logic of "an eye for an eye" and suggested possible reprisals against infrastructures linked to the United States and Israel.
Meanwhile, Washington has presented Tehran with a 15-point ceasefire proposal, with Pakistan acting as an intermediary.
Iran denies the existence of formal negotiations and maintains control over the Strait of Hormuz, a key maritime passage through which a significant portion of the world's oil flows.
The conflict is also beginning to reflect in the global economy. The rise in tensions in the region has driven up oil prices and generated volatility in financial markets, amidst uncertainty about the duration and scope of the war.
This Saturday, Centcom refuted the claims made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, which stated that it had attacked "hideouts" of American troops in Dubai, resulting in more than 500 casualties.
In an official statement published on social media, Centcom specified that "no U.S. personnel have been attacked in Dubai". The Iranian regime is fabricating lies on social media to conceal the reality that its military capabilities are undeniably overwhelmed and degraded.”
A few days earlier, President Donald Trump openly questioned the United States' mutual defense commitment to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), stating that the alliance “was not there for us” during the conflict with Iran, while implying that Washington might not come to the defense of its allies in the future.
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