One A-10 Thunderbolt, an attack aircraft known as the Warthog, was struck and lost a wing, according to sources.
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Iran strikes U.S. jets in Jordan as U.S.-Iran exchanges escalate
The sequence starts with Iranian strikes targeting U.S. jets after Trump’s promise to end the war. The escalation continues: multiple U.S. military aircraft are damaged in Iranian attacks on a base in Jordan. Meanwhile, confusion grows as Iranian tankers struck by the U.S. are registered in random African countries, muddying accountability and complicating the exchange. The beats are escalation and obfuscation—each strike followed by a damaged asset and a tangled registration trail. The story is not just air power, but paperwork as cover. The pattern is clear: exchanges escalate, assets are hit, and the ledger is lost in the shuffle. The war’s new front is paperwork, and the only thing moving is the cost.
“It’s tit-for-tat with planes and paperwork—first strikes, then damaged jets, then tankers registered in places nobody can spell. The war gets lost in the shuffle, but the receipts are clear: escalation is the only thing moving.”
“It’s just regional tension, nothing unusual, and the damaged jets are being repaired. Registration confusion is a paperwork issue, not a policy failure. Did I say escalation? That’s not my word.”
The receipts
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Tuesday it destroyed five Iranian crude oil vessels in retaliation for targeting a U.S. Navy warship, but notably, four of the ships appear to have been sailing under the flags of random African and small island nations.
Sources tell CBS News U.S. jets on a base in Jordan were hit by Iranian missiles after Trump said the war will end "immediately" after midterms.
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