Images circulating online appear to show the destruction of aircraft 81005, an E3G Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control AEWC platform operated by the US Air Force’s 552nd Air Control Wing based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

The damage is reportedly linked to an Iranian ballistic missile and drone strike on Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia a day earlier.

Based on the visuals, the rear section of the aircraft housing the rotating radar dome seems to have sustained the most severe impact.

This section contains critical systems including antennas associated with the E3’s A-Papy 2 surveillance radar.

However, the extent of the damage and the circumstances of the strike have not been independently verified.

A dramatic new escalation is unfolding as Iran launches what it calls the second phase of missile strikes under wave 84 of its ongoing campaign, releasing video footage to showcase the intensity of the assault.

At the center of Iran’s claims is a high-profile target, the Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, a critical hub used by United States forces.

According to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a coordinated barrage of solid and liquidfueled missiles along with drones successfully penetrated the base’s defenses.

The IRGC claims the strike hit the headquarters of US aerial refueling operations, causing destruction and severe damage to multiple large aircraft and key logistical infrastructure.

Satellite images released by Iran appear to show damaged zones on the base, including what it says are destroyed KC1 135 refueling aircraft, a major asset that cost millions of dollars for sustaining long range US air operations.

But independent analysis tells a more cautious story.

Satellite data, including imagery from the Sentinel 2 system, does confirm a thermal anomaly, indicating a fire or localized explosion on March 27th at the same air base.

Visual comparisons show the affected area overlaps with a section where large aircraft were previously parked.

However, there is no clear evidence yet of destroyed aircraft.

Analysts point out the absence of debris fields, crater patterns, or structural wreckage typically associated with ballistic missile strikes.

The damage appears limited and localized, raising questions about the scale of impact being claimed.

At this stage, experts say a real incident likely occurred, but whether it resulted in significant losses for US forces remains unverified.

What is clear, however, is the intent.

With wave 84, Iran is signaling that it can strike deep into strategic military infrastructure across the region.

And by releasing imagery and bold claims, Thran is shaping the narrative as much as the battlefield.

In this war of missiles and messaging, the truth may lie somewhere in between.

Tensions are exploding over Saudi Arabia as the kingdom skies turn into a battlefield with incoming Iranian threats lighting up radar screens over Riad.

In a dramatic span of minutes, Saudi air defenses sprang into action on Friday, intercepting multiple drones heading straight for the capital.

Officials confirmed at least two drones were shot down near Riad, marking the second such interception in under an hour.

Earlier, three drones were destroyed, one over Riad, two over the eastern province.

And the danger didn’t stop there.

Saudi Arabia also confirmed a far more alarming escalation.

Six ballistic missiles launched toward the Riad region.

While two were successfully intercepted metair, four crashed into Gulf waters and uninhabited zones.

No casualties have been reported yet, but the message is unmistakable.

This is no longer a distant conflict.

It is knocking at Saudi Arabia’s doorstep.

The attacks come amid a widening regional war triggered by a joint offensive by the United States and Israel against Iran.

A campaign that has already killed thousands of people and sent shock waves across the Middle East.

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Tran has retaliated with relentless waves of drones and missiles targeting not just Israel but key US linked assets across the region.

Now, behind the scenes, a critical shift may be underway.

Reports quoting sources reveal that Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has urged US President Donald Trump to intensify the war on Iran, calling it a historic opportunity to reshape the region.

While Riad has not yet entered the conflict directly, the pressure is mounting.

According to the Guardian, analysts warned the kingdom is walking a tight rope, balancing cautious neutrality with growing calls for decisive action.

One misstep, one direct hit on critical infrastructure, and Saudi Arabia could be pulled fully into the war.

But for now, the defenses are holding.

However, the skies over Riyad tell a different story.

This conflict is getting closer, faster, and far more dangerous.

I don’t want to comment until I see the deal.

But, as you know, they’re negotiating a deal, I guess they’re getting fairly close, but I I think any deal they make, I’m I’m pretty much not happy with it.

These guys came in, they wouldn’t pay people.

You know, they had a deal to pay.

They had to break their deal.

The Democrats broke the deal that we had.

It was all done.

Everything was fine.

And then they just said, “Well, we’re not going to pay anymore”.

And uh they hurt our country.

and and at a very difficult time because you know we are at as they would say a war they call it a war I call it a military operation a very successful one like successful like nobody’s ever seen before hey Venezuela was equally as successful it’s a great that was a great thing no uh the Democrats had a deal it was a done deal and then they said well we’re not going to pay and uh so they a lot of people suffered over that and and put our country in danger you have another question.

You haven’t been here in a while.

Well, on Iran, um, can you give us any more sense of who exactly in Iran it is either Russia or others you’re speaking with?

Yeah, we had I I hate to say this in front of these young people.

They’re not children.

They I spoke to most of them.

They sound like adults to me, even though they are sort of children, right?

They’ll always be your children.

But uh I hate to say it, but we killed all their leadership and then they met to choose new leaders and we killed all of them and now we have a new group and we can easily do that.

But let’s see how they turn out.

It’s we have really regime change.

you know, this is a change in the regime uh because the leaders are all very different than the ones that we started off with that created all those problems.

So, this was I think we can say Jason, this is regime change, right?

What makes you trust them?

I don’t trust anybody.

I don’t trust you.

I mean, that’s only because I know you.

But, uh if I didn’t know you, I’d probably have more trust.

But, uh I don’t trust anyone.

Why do you Why do you say that?

Why do you say what makes you tr?

Do you think I trust them?

I don’t trust them.

Then why bother?

Because they’re gonna make a deal.

They’re gonna make a deal.

They did something yesterday that was amazing actually.

They gave us a present and the president arrived today and it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money.

And I’m not going to tell you what that present is, but it was a very significant uh uh prize.

and they gave it to us and they said they were going to give it.

So that meant one thing to me.

We’re dealing with the right people.

Is that nuclear related?

No, it wasn’t nuclear related.

It was oil and gas related and it was a very nice thing they did.

But what it showed me is that we’re dealing with the right people because you know, you don’t know because the leadership was killed.

All gone.

Kmeni all gone as the expression goes.

the past supreme leader and then the new supreme leader was uh racked up at a minimum racked up pretty good and everyone else was gone and then many of the people in the third tier are gone but we’re dealing with a group of people that I think turn out and and the the president the gift they made to us was very significant and they said they were going to do it and it happened and they’re the only ones that could have done it.

Jennifer, was it related to the straight of moves and the flow of Yeah, it was related to the flow and to the straight.

Yeah, it was.

Are you negotiating on who’s going to control the straight from now on?

No, we’re going to we can we’ll have control of anything we want.

Look, if we can end this without more lives being down, without knocking out 10 billion dollar electric plants that are brand new and the apple of their eye.

I’d like to be able to do that, you know, but uh but we they can’t have certain things.

I mean, you you know the things.

I don’t have to go over the list, but again, it starts with no nuclear weapons, and they’ve agreed to that.

There won’t be any nuclear weapons.

They’re not going to have and they’re not going to have enrichment uh any of those things.

But look, I hate to say that we’re in a very good bargaining position.

But and I hate to say that they’re defenseless because, you know, till that last missile is fired, they have little power.

But we are in about the best bargaining position.

We’re way ahead of schedule.

And again, they have no navy and they have no air force and they have no missile protection.

And most of their missiles are gone.

Most of their launches we’ve killed.

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You know, we’ve killed about 82% of their launchers.

So even if they had a missile, they can’t launch it.

We’ve been very We have the greatest military in the world.

Nobody even comes close.

We have the best military equipment in the world.

Go ahead.

On Saudi Arabia, there’s been some reporting that you’ve been talking to the crown prince.

Have you been focused on normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel?

Well, no.

We have a great relationship with Saudi Arabia.

What do you hear with Saudi Arabia?

Just hearing that you’ve been talking and that he has been encouraging you to do certain things related to Iran.

Can can you share?

Oh, he’s a warrior.

He does.

Yeah, he’s a warrior.

He’s fighting with us by the way.

Saudi Arabia has been excellent.

And uh UAE excellent.

And I will tell you Qar incredible.

Qar took a hit, pretty bad hit.

Qar is very close.

you know, they’re essentially you can walk right over the border.

Uh Qar took a hit.

They’ve been great.

They’ve been very strong.

Kuwait, they had a little mishap.

They shot down three planes with our missiles.

Uh they happen to be our planes, but the pilots made it.

Can you imagine the pilots making it?

The pilots always coming and they said, “Those are Patriots.

We’re not going to escape Patriots”.

And they got out of there pretty quick, Pete.

Right.

Pretty amazing that they got out.

The three pilots lived.

They’re fine.

In fact, they’re flying today.

It was the Kuwaitis that accidentally fired the missile.

Yeah, it was the Kuwaitis made a mistake.

They fired.

They thought they were firing at the enemy.

It was, as the expression goes, friendly fire, but uh the pilots are great.

They’re flying today.

Pretty amazing, when you think of it.

Yeah.

President Trump, uh on a human level, how hopeful are you that this peace deal will work out?

Like as a human as on what?

on on a human level and not as the president of the United States.

How how hopeful are you that this peace deal will work out with Iran?

You’re talking about to end it.

Well, I think we’re going to end it.

I can’t tell you for sure.

Um, you know, I don’t like to say this.

We’ve won this.

This war has been won.

The only one that likes to keep it going is the fake news.

is I mean the New York Times, you read the New York Times, it’s like we’re not winning a war where they have no navy and they have no air force and they have no nothing.

And we literally have planes flying over Tan and other parts of their country.

They can’t do a thing about it.

For instance, if I want to take down that power plant, that very big powerful power plant, they can’t do a thing about it.

It’s like take me.

That’s all they can do.

And yet, if you read the New York Times or if you watch ABC Fake News or NBC Fake News, you’d say it’s a close battle.

It’s not a close battle.

They’re totally defeated.

You know, we killed the Navy and would you say three days, Pete?

Gone.

In fact, I was a little upset with Pete.

I said, “Why didn’t you save the ships?

We could have used them”.

Right?

He said, “It’s more fun shooting them down”.

But, uh, the Navy was the Navy was wiped out, uh, in a very rapid order.

pretty impressive for you guys, you champion wrestlers, right?

When you hear this stuff, but you don’t if you read the news, you don’t hear this, you know, you read like, “Oh, they’re doing wonderfully.

They’re doing terribly.

They’re they’re wiped out militarily.

They are dead.