Several U.S. military aircraft were damaged in Iranian attacks overnight Tuesday into Wednesday local time on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, people with direct knowledge of the matter told CBS News. An A-10 Thunderbolt, an attack aircraft known as a Warthog, was hit and lost a wing, sources said. About eight F-15s suffered minor damage and were returned to service, according to people familiar with the damage, who spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. No American deaths have been reported in the attacks in Jordan. The overnight damage came after the United States said on Tuesday it had attacked five Iranian oil tankers in retaliation for Iran’s attack on a US Navy warship. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have launched attacks on eight oil tankers and two warships, including the base in Jordan. US forces in Jordan launched more than 30 Patriot missiles to defend against Iranian attacks in Jordan. CBS News previously reported that U.S. officials are concerned about rapidly dwindling stockpiles of Patriot missiles, among other types of precision munitions. A US-AF Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II “Warthog” takes off from RAF Lakenheath April 8, 2026, in Lakenheath, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images President Trump said Wednesday that Iran is desperate to influence the midterm elections and mused that the war would end immediately afterward. “I think the war will end immediately after the election, because they can’t hold out anymore,” the president told reporters before traveling to Texas. “They’re desperate to try to affect the election so we can round up a nice, weak group of people and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon.” “All they want is a nuclear weapon and if they had a nuclear weapon, the whole world would be in big trouble,” he said. Despite the claims, Trump said he does not intend to negotiate with Iran in the near future, before the midterm elections. “To be honest, we’re not looking for it,” Trump said. “I originally wanted to make a deal. We’re very far down the road, they have very little country left at the moment, so we’re not looking for it. Yes, a negotiation may happen, but it’s not something we’re considering.” Mark Osborne contributed to this report. Go deeper with The Free Press on:
