{"id":15761,"date":"2026-05-07T08:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/?p=15761"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:55:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T13:55:39","slug":"iran-inflicted-unprecedented-destruction-on-u-s-bases-reports-cnn-w-ray-mcgovern-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/iran-inflicted-unprecedented-destruction-on-u-s-bases-reports-cnn-w-ray-mcgovern-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Inflicted \u201cUNPRECEDENTED DESTRUCTION\u201d On U.S. Bases Reports CNN! w\/ Ray McGovern &#8211; YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Iran Inflicted \u201cUNPRECEDENTED DESTRUCTION\u201d On U.S. Bases Reports CNN! w\/ Ray McGovern\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ifMs0JsvDsw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"info-container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-info-text\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">May 5, 2026<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"expanded\" class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">CNN has finally reported on the severity of Iranian strikes that damaged at least 16 US military installations across eight countries (\u201cthe majority of American military positions in the region\u201d), with some rendered &#8220;virtually unusable,&#8221; destroying critical assets including Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft worth nearly half a billion dollars, radar systems, and satellite domes, representing &#8220;unprecedented destruction&#8221; that a US source said they&#8217;d &#8220;never seen anything like.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Jimmy and guest Ray McGovern note that in retrospect, it appears that Trump&#8217;s entire strategy in this war was, \u201cDo whatever Bibi Netanyahu tells you to do&#8221; \u2014 confirmed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio&#8217;s admission that &#8220;the Israelis told us they were going to attack Iran, and we thought they would probably retaliate against us.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"style-scope ytd-text-inline-expander\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">Estimates show that rebuilding the damaged bases will cost between $44-77 billion and take up to a decade \u2014 meanwhile, as McGovern points out, Iran possesses an &#8220;inexhaustible supply&#8221; of missiles produced in underground mountain facilities, and Russia has issued a &#8220;completely unacceptable&#8221; warning to Trump against continuing the war.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 5, 2026 CNN has finally reported on the severity of Iranian strikes that damaged at least 16 US military installations across eight countries (\u201cthe majority of American military positions in the region\u201d), with some rendered &#8220;virtually unusable,&#8221; destroying critical assets including Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft worth nearly half a billion dollars, radar systems, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/esterlund.com\/blog\/iran-inflicted-unprecedented-destruction-on-u-s-bases-reports-cnn-w-ray-mcgovern-youtube\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Iran Inflicted \u201cUNPRECEDENTED DESTRUCTION\u201d On U.S. Bases Reports CNN! 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