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US Patriot Fails Again: Iranian Missile Hits 'Untouchable' Base in Qatar
US Patriot Fails Again: Iranian Missile Hits 'Untouchable' Base in Qatar
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US Patriot fails again: Iranian missile hits "untouchable" base in Qatar 16.07.2025, Sputnik Africa
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US Patriot fails again: Iranian missile hits "untouchable" base in QatarAn Iranian Fateh-313 ballistic missile hit the Al Udeid Air Base—the US Middle East HQ—bypassing Patriot missile defenses.The Pentagon admitted the strike destroyed a critical $15m US Air Force communications system.Key Failures:$80m wasted—20 Patriot missiles, priced at $4m each were fired but failed to stop one outdated Iranian rocketPatriot’s track record: Failed in Saudi Arabia in 2017 and now failing in Ukraine against the Russian Iskander-M, which out-maneuvers and spoofs the PatriotCritical shortage: US and allies’ interceptor stocks are at just 25% of the minimum neededPatriot—once the zenith of US air defense—is now a liability.With rising costs, dwindling missiles, and real-world failures, it’s becoming a weak link for Washington and its allies.Russian and Iranian strikes are rewriting the rules of the game.
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US Patriot fails again: Iranian missile hits "untouchable" base in Qatar
An Iranian Fateh-313 ballistic missile hit the Al Udeid Air Base—the US Middle East HQ—bypassing Patriot missile defenses.
The Pentagon admitted the strike destroyed a critical $15m US Air Force communications system.
$80m wasted—20 Patriot missiles, priced at $4m each were fired but failed to stop one outdated Iranian rocket
Patriot’s track record: Failed in Saudi Arabia in 2017 and now failing in Ukraine against the Russian Iskander-M, which out-maneuvers and spoofs the Patriot
Critical shortage: US and allies’ interceptor stocks are at just 25% of the minimum needed
Patriot—once the zenith of US air defense—is now a liability.
With rising costs, dwindling missiles, and real-world failures, it’s becoming a weak link for Washington and its allies.
Russian and Iranian strikes are rewriting the rules of the game.
