- President Donald Trump says that four U.S. Air Force tanker planes are operational again after reports of an Iranian missile strike caused damage at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia.
- Trump said that while the base was hit, four of the five damaged planes sustained “virtually no damage” and are back in service, with the fifth expected to be airworthy soon.
- This incident follows reports of at least seven Air Force refueling planes being damaged or destroyed during the ongoing conflict with Iran.
- Separately, a U.S. KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq, resulting in the deaths of all six crew members, though the incident was not due to hostile fire.
- The conflict, now in its third week, has seen 13 U.S. service members killed, with recent polls indicating significant American public opposition to military action against Iran.
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