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CBS reporter Jennifer Jacobs said on social media on Sept. 9, 2026 that multiple American military aircraft had been damaged in overnight strikes on the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, a claim relayed by Reuters and included in Just Security's Sept. 10 Early Edition. Muwaffaq Salti, in eastern Jordan, has long hosted U.S. and coalition aircraft and personnel, making it a strategically important node in American operations across the Middle East. The report emerged as Iran and its allies targeted U.S. forces and partner states in the region during the ongoing war. The claim mattered because damage to U.S. aircraft at a partner nation's base would represent a direct material loss for the American military and could pressure Washington toward further retaliation. It also highlighted the exposure of U.S. installations hosted by Gulf and Levantine allies, several of which had already reported drone attacks in the preceding days. As of the Sept. 10 reporting, the account was attributed to a journalist's social media post rather than an official Pentagon confirmation.