Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

[Abdul q]

US Losses in the 2026 Iran War
Operation Epic Fury — Updated as of April 7, 2026 (Day 38)

Category	Details
PERSONNEL
US troops killed	At least 15 (13 from Iranian attacks + 1 non-combat death + 1 additional)
Killed by enemy fire	7
Killed in non-combat	6 (KC-135 midair collision, Iraq) + 1 health-related (Kuwait)
US troops wounded	At least 365 (Pentagon, Apr 3). The Intercept reports 520+. Breakdown: 247 Army, 63 Navy, 19 Marines, 36 Air Force
AIRCRAFT — COMBAT LOSSES (enemy fire)
F-15E Strike Eagles	1 shot down over western Iran (Apr 3). Both crew rescued after major CSAR operation
F-35A Lightning II	1 struck by Iranian ground fire (Mar 19–23). Pilot wounded by shrapnel, landed safely
A-10 Thunderbolt II	1 hit during CSAR over Iran (Apr 3). Crashed near Strait of Hormuz, pilot ejected and rescued
E-3G Sentry (AWACS)	1 destroyed at Prince Sultan Air Base by Iranian missile/drone attack (late Mar). Significant structural damage confirmed
MQ-9 Reaper Drones	17+ shot down by Iranian air defenses across multiple engagements
HH-60 / UH-60 Helicopters	2 hit by Iranian fire during F-15E CSAR (Apr 3). Crew injured, both returned to base
AIRCRAFT — FRIENDLY FIRE / ACCIDENTS / SELF-DESTROYED
F-15E Strike Eagles	3 shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses in friendly fire incident (Mar 1). All 6 crew ejected safely
KC-135 Stratotankers	1 crashed in Iraq (midair collision, Mar 12, 6 killed). 1 damaged in same incident, landed in Israel. 1 destroyed on ground at Prince Sultan AB. 5 damaged on ground at Prince Sultan AB
MC-130J Commando II	2 deliberately destroyed by US forces at improvised airstrip near Isfahan, Iran (Apr 5). Became stuck during WSO rescue. Valued at $100M+ each
MH-6 / AH-6 Little Birds	4 deliberately destroyed by US forces at same FARP in Iran (Apr 5). 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers) assets
CH-47 Chinook	1 destroyed on ground in Kuwait by Iranian drone attack (Apr 3)
NAVAL / BASE LOSSES
USS Gerald R. Ford	Fire broke out Mar 12. Undergoing repairs at Souda Bay, Greece
THAAD System	Damaged in Iranian strikes on US bases
Radar / SATCOM	2 AN/GSC-52B SATCOM domes destroyed at Al-Jufair, Bahrain by Shahed drones. Satellite antennas hit at Al Dhafra, UAE
US Embassy Kuwait	Struck and closed indefinitely (Mar 2)
FINANCIAL COST (as of Apr 4)
Direct military spending	Approx. $35–38 billion
Total cost (mil + economic)	Estimated $43–48 billion. Rising ~$1 billion/day
Munitions expended	Over $15 billion (800+ Patriot interceptors, Tomahawks, JASSMs, PGMs)
Supplemental budget	$200 billion proposed by Pentagon to Congress
Oil price impact	Brent crude surged to ~$109/barrel (+40% from pre-war)
US gas price impact	$3.63/gal average, up $0.55 from prior year

Sources: CENTCOM, Pentagon, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Al Jazeera, NBC News, Axios, The Intercept, The War Zone, The Aviationist, FlightGlobal, Air & Space Forces Magazine, Eurasian Times, CSIS, Wikipedia OSINT compilations.
Note: Figures are evolving rapidly. Some casualty and equipment numbers are disputed, with reports suggesting the Pentagon may be underreporting losses. MC-130J and MH-6/AH-6 losses during the Apr 3–5 rescue were self-inflicted to prevent capture by Iranian forces.

Informative PDF… confirmed using Opus 4.6 verifiable relatively reliable sources.. change to dark mode for better visibility idk how it looks on light mode

 

[AViet]

Chinese military hasn’t fought an actual war since Korea. On paper based on toys and equipment and industrial capacity they are a near power adversary to the U.S. military especially over next decade.

However, Look at how rusty the Russian military command was in Ukraine war, despite having a prior successful military campaign in Ukraine 2014 and Georgia 2008.

So the fierce wars with Vietnam and the Soviet Union in 1960s, 1970s and 1980s are not counted. But the US "experiences" with Iraq, Afghanistan, Serbia and Venezuela are counted.

Same with how Western weapons are "proven" in battle. They are "proven" in bombing and firing missiles to innocent people, or primitive guerillas (which even a WWII aircraft can do). When being used in real wars like in Ukraine, how "proven" they are?.

The Iron Dome is one clear example. Sky-high evaluation by Western media before war, almost useless in real wars, even against rudimentary rockets made from water pipes and fertilizers by Gaza militants. Not to mention they fire hundred of thousand dollar missile to prevent a several-thousand dollar rocket. Without the continuous pumping money by the US and the West, how long Israel can withstand the missile attack from Iran?

 

[Oldenwisdom...قول بزرگ]

The original is 'policy', not politics.

I strongly recommend these two books:

On Wars by Michael Mann
The Rage To Conquer by Michael Walsh

After reading them, I understood the difference between 'policy' and 'politics' are not to be mixed. Wars are not the results of failure of politics. The option for war is ALWAYS at the germination of policy.

The reason it is politics is because Clausewitz calls political goals as "rational", extention of political power of the state and it's purpose is to further legitimate goals.

To that end it is clear that US is acting as a proxy on behalf of zion for it's regional goals(designs).

 

[gambit]

20 years of studying Iranian military, I can tell you with high levels of confidence nearly all finished Chinese weapon systems came during the 90s to early 00s.

There was no real attempt to ever procure big ticket items from China. Most of the military ties was in the realm of components and raw materials and solid fuel mixers for missiles and laser ring gyroscopes.

No fancy radars (although there was some cooperation on radar R&D at company level).
No big air defense systems
No missiles or supersonic cruise missiles
No warships (although some armed speedboats were bought in the 90s)
No airforce (after the failed J-10C negotiations)

Iran preferred to rely on Russian and whatever it could reverse engineer from Israeli, American, and Russian designs. There was very little inspiration to introduce the Chinese ecosystem into the armed forces or reverse engineer Chinese equipment. Iran didn’t even reverse engineer LONG drone despite having access to it via shoot downs in Yemen war. Meanwhile it reverse engineered Israeli and American drones it could find.

Sorry, but I have more faith in our SIGINT than your 'study'.

It does not mean I know more than you do on what Iran has, for all we know, YOU maybe correct. But what I mean is that signals do not lie. Cannot lie. You can be assured %100 that prior to the war, we know %99 of what Iran transmit. A 'targeting' radar do not transmit outside of the X band, for example. That is real physics, not 'Chinese physics'. You can certainly assign a meter length freq to 'target' if you want, but that would be akin to US assign the B-52 to be an air defense interceptor. Absurd, ain't it? Always, physics have the final say, no matter what the PDF Chinese assert.

SIGINT allowed US to prevail over Iran.

 

[dr.coomer]

So the oil prices fluctuated and many a few made 100s of billions by shorting energy/shipping futures, which benefitted both the sellers and controllers of such goods/services but somehow pointing that out is retarted but believing that the greedy billionaire barons dont want to make more billions does not make you super retarted? Lol i also have a bridge in London for you then.

So Trump and his friends trading oil futures using insider trading is some related to Iranian government?? Furthermore going by your logic that would mean that Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Russia are all in on it?

Sometimes I wonder the state to dumb goys like you.

 

[delta2]

Provide proof, what instability? The GCC supported Saddam, then supported the US for Gulf War 1 and GWOT, then supported rebels in Syria. Stop being obtuse.

The British Empire/Euorpean colonial powers have been at it for last 400+ years.

I am not responsible for your lack of education of history and how the colonial and neo-colonial powers saw and still see everything through the ideological prism of what eventually became known as Manifest Destiny, even though they believed in even more racist ideology back then. And even now they see nothing wrong with a genocide against non-whites.

 

[delta2]

So Trump and his friends trading oil futures using insider trading is some related to Iranian government?? Furthermore going by your logic that would mean that Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Russia are all in on it?

Sometimes I wonder the state to dumb goys like you.

So you think oil and shipping futures were shorted and the Iranian, who have made more money selling oil now than they did in last 5 years, and will rake in $100s of billions in shipping fees, had no knowledge of this?

 

[dr.coomer]

The British Empire/Euorpean colonial powers have been at it for last 400+ years.

I am not responsible for your lack of education of history and how the colonial and neo-colonial powers saw and still see everything through the ideological prism of what eventually became known as Manifest Destiny, even though they believed in even more racist ideology back then. And even now they see nothing wrong with a genocide against non-whites.

Congrats on not answering the question and trying to give me the rigmarole

 

[Desert]

Egypt took the same steps as Iran to develop underground missiles cities, this time under the desert sand .. is the sand a good shield against gbu-57 ??

 

[SolarWarden]

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[dr.coomer]

So you think oil and shipping futures were shorted and the Iranian, who have made more money selling oil now than they did in last 5 years, and will rake in $100s of billions in shipping fees, had no knowledge of this?

And this is somehow proof of there being collusion between the US and Iran how??? This is just the reality of the situation, they are doing a blockade of the Persian Gulf, there isn't some grand conspiracy here.

 

[Immortals]

So China promised $400 Billion investment in Iran for nothing?

Lol!

That “strategic” China deal was a farce. Nothing more than a MOU to “invest” that much over 25 years. With no legal obligations to do so and the fact that purchasing oil counts as investment.

That deal had no military dimension.

 

[ShapurII]

Egypt took the same steps as Iran to develop underground missiles cities, this time under the desert sand .. is the sand a good shield against gbu-57 ??

Doesn't Egypt have mountains?
Do you know how deeply buried these sites are?

You will need tens of meters of concrete, reinforced in whatever way it works well in sandy environments. Also, logically the entrances should be more vulnerable.

 

[Forsvaret]

For any who doubt Pakistan's intentions to help should look back at Pakistan's role during the Iran-Iraq war.

Former top adviser to Ghalibaf, Majid Shekeri view on Pakistan’s intentions to help:

@Watandar @Persian Gulf @SaadH @Respect4Respect @PakSword

 

[delta2]

Congrats on not answering the question and trying to give me the rigmarole

Wait, so you are daft enough to believe that the Divide Conquer has not been the fundamental policy and the main goal of life for the European powers for the last 500+ years?

Did you read about how the treaty of Westphalia came about and what the European ruling class at that time was proposing to prevent future strife and wars in Europe?

I need to know where you stand and your capacity of understanding, and comprehension, before I start teaching you about the deeper philosophical, religious, racially-hierarchical, strategical and core interest driven planning of the European ruling elite for the past 600+ years.

I will take you back to the round table of King Arthur and bring you back all the way to Operan Ajax, and then bring you into the 21st century.

When the student is read, I will teach!