IRGC spokesman details extensive US military losses from Iranian strikes
TEHRAN, July 26 (YPA) – Brig. Gen. Mohabi, spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has outlined the extensive material and military losses sustained by U.S. forces in the region following Iranian military strikes carried out over a 15-day period in July.
In an official statement, the spokesman said the operations targeted a broad range of strategic objectives, including air defense systems, logistics infrastructure, operational facilities, and U.S. air assets.
According to the statement, the strikes significantly degraded U.S. operational and tactical capabilities in the region and disrupted key military systems.
Air Defense and Radar Systems
The statement claimed that Iranian forces destroyed or disabled:
7 command-and-control centers
3 satellite communications systems
6 Patriot air defense radars
3 air and maritime surveillance radars
8 early-warning radar systems
7 missile defense radars
2 air defense radars
1 tactical radar complex
3 AN/TPS radar systems
2 AN/TPS-117 radar systems
5 long-range radar systems
Mohabi said these losses left U.S. air defense networks severely weakened, allowing Iranian missiles and drones to strike their targets without interception.
Logistics and Support Infrastructure
The spokesperson stated that the strikes also targeted logistical capabilities, resulting in the destruction of:
6 aircraft and helicopter maintenance facilities
3 logistics support centers
12 fuel storage tanks
1 fuel pumping station
1 naval fueling pier
17 weapons and spare-parts warehouses for naval and aviation assets
6 missile storage depots
Military Base Infrastructure
According to the statement, Iranian strikes also damaged critical infrastructure at U.S. military bases, including:
6 hangars for MQ-9 drones
1 assembly and maintenance hangar for F-15 fighter aircraft
1 hangar housing 8 new unmanned aerial vehicles
1 hangar for P-8 maritime patrol aircraft
5 fighter aircraft hangars
4 hardened aircraft shelters
6 aircraft runways
2 command centers
2 communications centers
1 data and information center
1 artificial intelligence data-processing center associated with Amazon
1 storage and assembly center for remotely operated naval drones
Weapons and Air Defense Equipment
The statement further claimed the destruction of:
4 HIMARS rocket launchers
4 Patriot air defense batteries
6 missile launch platforms
1 aircraft carrier fueling platform
Aircraft Losses
The spokesman concluded by stating that Iranian strikes destroyed:
11 U.S. fighter aircraft and helicopters while parked on the ground
17 reconnaissance and operational drones, including 8 newly delivered UAVs
1 F-15 fighter jet inside its shelter
1 P-8 maritime patrol aircraft
1 C-17 strategic transport aircraft
8 aerial refueling aircraft
4 heavy-lift helicopters
6 missiles stored at the targeted facilities