Tehran: Iranian strikes have caused extensive damage to US military facilities in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, while fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthis has intensified across several fronts, according to reports and official statements.
Photos obtained by US media show damaged buildings and equipment at US bases, including an E-3 Sentry surveillance aircraft at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. A Pentagon inspector general report said hundreds of buildings and structures at US bases across the Middle East had been damaged or destroyed.
The report estimated US war costs at about USD 33 billion, while equipment losses were put at USD 3.7 billion. The US Defence Department said 18 service members had been killed and 824 wounded since the conflict began on February 28.
A US service member, speaking anonymously, criticised the Pentagon over what they described as a lack of transparency about damage to military facilities. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said force protection remains a priority, while acknowledging that some Iranian weapons have penetrated US defences.
Meanwhile, Yemeni government warplanes carried out airstrikes on Houthi positions near Al-Qasr roundabout east of Taiz, state-run Aljoumhouriya TV reported. No casualty or damage figures were immediately available.
The Taiz Military Axis said government forces had also repelled a Houthi attack on the Al-Kadahah front in western Taiz. Earlier, the Yemeni army said 30 Houthi fighters were killed and 60 wounded in clashes and airstrikes around Al-Dharifah junction in western Taiz.
Yemeni government forces also said they had recaptured Jabal al-Bazilah and the Madkhulah area on the Al-Aghbara front between Taiz and Lahj provinces following fighting with the Houthis.
The latest escalation comes amid shifting front lines in Yemen, particularly around the western coast and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Fighting has intensified since early July, following years of relative calm after the April 2022 truce.
