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Pentagon inspector general puts U.S. equipment losses from Iranian strikes at $3.7 billion

Leaked service member photos show destroyed aircraft and barracks that the Pentagon had not detailed.

The Pentagon inspector general puts U.S. equipment losses from Iranian strikes at up to $3.7 billion across eight countries, compared with $896.9 billion in US defense expenditures, and destroyed nearly 60 aircraft. The attacks killed six service members in Kuwait, while leaked photos showed gutted barracks.