EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis). As we are awaiting the mediators to show if they achieved a “deal” in the U.S. – Iran negotiations, at least now we know with certainty why Iran is so defiant: Official reports from the Dept. of War and CENTCOM explain that the U.S. has lost 42 aircraft during the two months of the war!! All that as Trump pounds his chest and declares left and right that “Iran is obliterated militarily”. We already know that Iran has also destroyed 15 American military bases in the Gulf… Time to swallow the bitter pill Mr. President and time to learn the lesson… Above all, time to “fold them” – you have no more cards…
================
F-15s, F-35, MQ-9 Reaper Drones: US Report Says 42 Aircraft Lost In Iran War
The CRS, which provides policy and legal analysis to the US Congress and committees, compiled the losses by perusing news reports and statements by the Department of Defence and the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
Recently, the Pentagon declared that the cost of military operations against Iran under Operation Epic Fury has already climbed to nearly $29 billion.
“A lot of that increase comes from having a refined estimate on repair or replacement costs for equipment,” said Pentagon finance chief Jules Hurst III during the May 12 hearing.
List Of Aircraft Damaged
The aircraft losses and damages include four F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets, one F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft, one A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft, seven KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft, one E-3 Sentry airborne early warning-and-control system aircraft (AWACS), two MC-130J Commando II special operations aircraft, one HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter, 24 MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft and one MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance uncrewed aircraft.
How the US Reacted The Number
The US Department of Defence has not published a comprehensive assessment of combat losses so far. The CRS, which provides policy and legal analysis to the US Congress and committees, compiled the losses by perusing news reports and statements by the Department of Defence and the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
The war in Iran began on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched coordinated military strikes on Iranian targets, killing several prominent figures, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Iran’s Warning
Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, posted the CRS report on X, saying that the US said Iran had gained knowledge from two months of combat action before the ceasefire in April. He warned that Tehran will use its learning and will deliver “many more surprises” against the US forces if Trump resumes military action against the Islamic Republic.
“Months after initiation of war on Iran, US Congress acknowledges loss of dozens of aircraft worth billions. Our powerful Armed Forces are confirmed as 1st to strike down a touted F-35. With lessons learned and knowledge we gained, return to war will feature many more surprises,” he said.
ll your article does , is provide Material evidence and testimony that thr pilot of those Aircraft, Centocom Admiral Cooper of Naval operations of undeclared war on Iran , Trump and the leaders of the Republican and the democratic ruling parties of America are subject to charges of War Crimes. Crimes against Humanity, Genocide , and Crimes against Peace in imposing weapons of Mass destructon to the population of Iran for the last 10 years with illegal Economic Sanctions, Tariffs, Military , Political , Media , and Evangelical Protestant Christian and Jewish Zionist religious warfare
All your article does , is provide Material evidence and testimony that thr pilot of those Aircraft, Centocom Admiral Cooper of Naval operations of undeclared war on Iran , Trump and the leaders of the Republican and the democratic ruling parties of America are subject to charges of War Crimes. Crimes against Humanity, Genocide , and Crimes against Peace in imposing weapons of Mass destructon to the population of Iran for the last 10 years with illegal Economic Sanctions, Tariffs, Military , Political , Media , and Evangelical Protestant Christian and Jewish Zionist religious warfare
Hellenoscope , The War on Iran did not start February 28th, the war began , when Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018 — an agreement backed by major world powers that blocked Iran from developing atomic weapons. That withdrawal helped restart regional chaos, sanctions, and escalation. Another example of U.S. policy driven by power politics, not stability which target the civilian population of Iran to deprive them of the ability to maintain the financial welfare of the citizens of Iran to feed their families and provide essential needs to live!
The war on Iran began in 2018 when Trump unilaterally tore up the nuclear deal that blocked Iran from building a bomb. That withdrawal opened the door to years of escalation — sanctions that starved civilians, assassinations, sabotage of nuclear sites, drone strikes, and proxy bombings. Many of these acts meet the definition of war crimes under international law. From 2018 to today, the U.S.–Israeli campaign against Iran has been a continuous, undeclared war.