Trump says most Saudi oil tankers suffered little damage

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14 Mar 2026 • 10:26 PM MYT
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President Trump claims minimal damage to refuelling planes after reported Iranian strikes, contradicting earlier media assessments.

PRESIDENT Donald Trump on Saturday said four of ​five tanker planes targeted ‌in an ​attack on a base in Saudi Arabia suffered “virtually no damage.”

“Four of the ​five had virtually no damage, and ⁠are ‌already back ​in service. ​One had slightly more ​damage, but will be in the air shortly,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump ‌criticized reports from U.S. media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, which reported on Friday that Iranian strikes ⁠damaged ‌five U.S. Air Force refueling planes on the ground at Prince Sultan ​air base in Saudi ​Arabia. ​The Journal said that no ‌one ​was killed and the planes were being repaired.