{"id":325602,"date":"2026-04-02T06:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=325602"},"modified":"2026-04-04T05:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:48:10","slug":"irans-army-retaliatory-strikes-target-awacs-at-tel-aviv-airport-tankers-us-bases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=325602","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Army: Retaliatory strikes target AWACS at Tel Aviv airport, tankers, US bases"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Press TV \u2013 April 1, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_325499\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/US-E-3-wreckage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325499\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-image-325499 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/US-E-3-wreckage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"494\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/US-E-3-wreckage.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/US-E-3-wreckage-480x349.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 680px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-325499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wreckage of a U.S. E-3 after being hit on the ground by an Iranian drone<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>In a fresh wave of retaliatory airstrikes, Iran\u2019s Army targeted US AWACS and refueling aircraft stationed at Tel Aviv airport, along with its radar and electronic warfare sites in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Wednesday, the Army said the attacks came in response to the brutal air assaults by \u201cthe Zionist regime and the criminal United States\u201d against the country, which continue to target residential and civilian areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince dawn today,\u201d it said, the Armed Forces have \u201ctargeted with drone strikes the US AWACS and refueling aircraft stationed at Ben Gurion Airport, as well as radar sites for detecting and tracking missiles and combat drones, and electronic warfare sites used to counter combat drones in the UAE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the statement, powerful Arash-2 drones with a flight range of 2,000 kilometers were used in this wave of attacks.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Iran&#8217;s Army conducts retaliatory drone strikes targeting American AWACS and aerial refuelling aircrafts stationed at US bases in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Press TV on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LWoNSpkc2J\">https:\/\/t.co\/LWoNSpkc2J<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sCcNmL8Il8\">pic.twitter.com\/sCcNmL8Il8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Press TV \uf53b (@PressTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressTV\/status\/2039307041647300665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic Republic of Iran\u2019s Army reiterated that the Armed Forces will stand firm to the very end to make the aggressors regret the innocent blood they have shed across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Since the US and Israel launched their joint military aggression against Iran on February 28, the Army has continued its drone attacks on US bases in the region and military sites in the occupied territories.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports and satellite imagery, the sites have sustained serious damage.<\/p>\n<p>More than one month into the unprovoked war on the country, Iran\u2019s retaliatory strikes on US bases across the region have caused an estimated $800 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>Notable among these strikes is the damage to a pivotal US Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane during the March 27 missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>According to Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine, this specific attack also injured more than 10 service members and damaged several aerial refueling tankers.<\/p>\n<p>Military analysts describe the loss of these \u201cflying radars\u201d as a \u201cbig deal\u201d that has significantly crippled Washington\u2019s ability to manage the battlespace in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the AWACS and tankers, Iran\u2019s attacks have damaged or destroyed radar systems, a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, and Reaper drones in attacks on US bases in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstv.ir\/Detail\/2026\/04\/01\/766178\/Iran-Army-strikes-AWACS-Tel-Aviv-airport-ankers-US-bases\">Source\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although a major war is raging in the Middle East the Western media is only providing limited coverage. That\u2019s because things are not going well for the US\/Israel and a news clampdown has been imposed. However, Iran\u2019s Press TV tells how US AWACS and refueling planes were targeted today at Israel\u2019s main airport. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-325602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Iran"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=325602"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325626,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325602\/revisions\/325626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=325602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=325602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=325602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}