Iran destroys 5 more US KC-135 refuelling aircraft - Abolish Capital!

Iran [https://www.thecanary.co/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Iran-2-720x540.jpg] Iran’s military has destroyed [https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/us-israel-iran-war-news-2026/card/five-air-force-refueling-planes-hit-in-iranian-strike-on-saudi-arabia-wHYFMW2YG3p0rwH3HaGU?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeKCEDKwFwJgIp3D-hUyTZuzk5mdrQT_gRIXQFOBiaXiA0WVz81gfOVs1PBhiM%3D&gaa_ts=69b5eb65&gaa_sig=wHuarqETgSz-R3A2RRuNa7fBpdAvEed87lIYSal8oUEaPGJt4ogM61ErvwbWyb3mJ5VPhGCSMkW335f0l-6jtw%3D%3D] five further KC-135 refuelling aircraft in an attack on the Prince Sultan US base in Saudi Arabia. The destruction comes a day after all six crew members were killed [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy0dz5ql17vo] in a KC-135 crash in Iraq. The Pentagon has claimed the crash resulted from an accident, but pro-Iran resistance groups claimed [https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/iran-war-5-us-air-force-planes-damaged-in-iranian-strike-on-saudi-arabia-reports-11213309] credit for shooting it down before the crash had been officially confirmed. > ❗ [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2757.png]Five US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft were damaged as a result of an Iranian ballistic missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia, according to the Wall Street Journal. > > “The tankers were damaged during the strike in recent days. They… pic.twitter.com/XUkIEmYrwy [https://t.co/XUkIEmYrwy] > > — 🪖 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1fa96.png]MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 [https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f1fa-1f1e6.png] (@front_ukrainian) March 14, 2026 [https://twitter.com/front_ukrainian/status/2032738661146427856] The attack came in retaliation for the US bombing attack on Iran’s Kharg Island oil terminal [https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/03/14/iran-destroy-us-gulf/]. The US has admitted [https://english.news.cn/20260314/d49f9e330ee741f783bfd43050249ca2/c.html] losing thirteen military personnel during its war of aggression so far, plus around 200 wounded. However, some sources [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RT2cSaDsBM] say the number is far higher. Featured image via Aerospace Global News [https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/us-air-force-kc-135-tanker-damaged-saudi/] By Skwawkbox [https://www.thecanary.co/author/skwawkbox/] — From Canary [https://www.thecanary.co/feed] via This RSS Feed [https://www.thecanary.co/feed].