Trump Says Most Planes Targeted in Attack on Saudi Arabia Base Had Little Damage

March 14 (Reuters) – U.S. ⁠President ⁠Donald Trump ⁠on Saturday said four ​of five tanker planes targeted ‌in an attack on ‌a base in ⁠Saudi ⁠Arabia suffered “virtually no damage.”

“Four of the five ​had virtually no damage, and are already back in ​service. One had slightly more ⁠damage, but ⁠will be ⁠in the ​air shortly,” Trump wrote in a ​post ⁠on Truth Social.

Trump criticized reports from U.S. media outlets, including the Wall ⁠Street Journal, which reported on Friday that Iranian ⁠strikes damaged five U.S. Air Force refueling planes on the ground at Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia. The Journal said that no one ⁠was killed and the planes were being repaired.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Toronto; ​Editing by Toby Chopra ​and Sergio Non)

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