New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula suggest that Iran is seeking to degrade air defenses by destroying US-made radars that detect incoming missiles and drones.

Satellite photos and images are also going viral on micro-blogging website X (which was previously called Twitter) that showed the destroyed RTX Corp. AN/TPY-2 radar and support equipment that is used by the THAAD radar system.

Iran's Assault on US Radar Systems Recent reports indicate that Iran has focused its efforts on US-made radar systems associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in the Middle East,

Does a viral photo show the damage from an airstrike against an early warning radar system in Qatar? No, that's not true: This picture is fake and does not show the radar system in question. There

Satellite imagery confirms damage to the US AN/FPS-132 early warning radar in Qatar after Iran’s reported precision strike under Operation True Promise 4. The $1.1-billion system formed the backbone of American missile defence in the Gulf,

Satellite images from March 2, 2026, reveal multiple 13-foot craters and total destruction of the radar’s five-trailer setup at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, with charred debris scattered across the site.

Iran destroyed AN/TPY-2 THAAD radar at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in the early days of the war, Bloomberg reports, with analysts saying it "would mark one of Iran’s most successful attacks so far."

NATO defense systems were reportedly deployed to intercept an Iranian ballistic missile approaching Turkish airspace amid heightened Middle East tensions.