Iranian attacks cause billions in damages to US intelligence sites across the Middle East

Iranian missile and drone strikes have inflicted billions of dollars in damage on US intelligence installations and surveillance hardware across the Middle East, marking the most expensive destruction ever suffered by American spy agencies. NBC reported the findings on Wednesday, citing four people with knowledge of the matter. The targeted campaign, which hit CIA posts and shared military-intelligence facilities in the region, has forced Congress to begin allocating restoration funding on top of already staggering conflict expenditures. Some of the damaged sites and equipment are shared with the US military, meaning the bill is even larger than the intelligence-specific tally alone suggests. The scope of destruction Among the most notable incidents was a strike on a CIA station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during March 2026. The attack on a facility inside one of Washington’s closest Gulf allies underscored the targeted and deliberate nature of Iran’s campaign against US intelligence infrastructure. Damage assessments have identified hits on at least 17 to 20 US military sites spread across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait. The conflict traces back to US and Israeli operations against ...