STORY: The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday (March 11) said Iran was "losing air capability day by day" as it released aerial footage of airstrikes on three aircraft.

Reuters verified the location of the footage from road layout, building structures, road lines and vegetation which matched satellite images. Reuters verified that the aircraft were a C-130 Hercules, a P-3 Orion and an Ilyushin II-76 as seen on file images. No older version of the video was found posted online before March 11.

The video, posted on its X account, was accompanied by the caption: "The Iranian regime is losing air capability day by day. U.S. forces aren’t just defending against Iranian threats, we are methodically dismantling them."

Hundreds of people have been killed across the Middle East since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, with Gulf states that host U.S. military bases and personnel as well as Lebanon quickly drawn into the conflict.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

VIDEO SHOWS: VIDEO RELEASED BY UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND (CENTCOM) SHOWING REPORTED U.S. STRIKES ON IRAN

VERIFICATION:

- Road and tarmac layout, structures, tarmac markers and vegetation matched satellite images

- Aircraft in video have been verified from file images of the C-130 Hercules, P-3 Orion and Ilyushin II-76

- No older version of the video was found posted online before March 11

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: REFILING TO UPDATE VERIFICATION LINES TO CONFIRM AIRCRAFT TYPES AND LOCATION OF STRIKES

SHOWS: KERMAN, KERMAN PROVINCE, IRAN (RELEASED MARCH 11, 2026) (CENTCOM via X - Must on-screen courtesy CENTCOM via X) (MUTE)

1. AIRSTRIKE ON C-130 HERCULES

2. AIRSTRIKE ON P-3 ORION

3. AIRSTRIKE ON ILYUSHIN II-76