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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (March 11) said Iran was "losing air capability day by day" as it released aerial footage of airstrikes on three aircraft.
The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. U.S. forces aren’t just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them. pic.twitter.com/CrJj2nFtHB
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 12, 2026
The video, posted on its X account, was accompanied by the caption: "The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. U.S. forces aren’t just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them."
Reuters verified the location of the footage from road layout, building structures, road lines and vegetation which matched satellite images. Reuters verified that the aircraft were a C-130 Hercules, a P-3 Orion and an Ilyushin II-76 as seen on file images. No older version of the video was found posted online before March 11.
Hundreds of people have been killed across the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Gulf states that host U.S. military bases and personnel as well as Lebanon quickly drawn into the conflict.
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