Satellite images lay bare the destruction from Trump’s war against Iran

WorldPolitics
18 Mar 2026 • 4:09 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Satellite images are providing a more detailed look at damage across the Middle East since the start of the Iran war on Feb. 28.
  • Images from Planet Labs PBC show ships ablaze at Iran's major military port in Bandar Abbas, with the US military claiming to have damaged over 100 Iranian vessels.
  • A US Navy base in Bahrain sustained significant damage, including a destroyed building and radomes, attributed to Iranian missile and drone attacks.
  • France's Camp de la Paix naval base in Abu Dhabi, UAE, also shows damage to two large hangar-like structures.
  • Fires were observed at Dubai International Airport following an Iranian drone strike on a fuel tanker and at Oman's Salalah port after suspected Iranian drone attacks.

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