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The US is repositioning troops at its largest Middle East base amid rising tensions linked to Iranian protests and threats, with al-Udeid hosting about 10,000 American forces.
- On Wednesday, US diplomats said the United States is withdrawing some troops from key Middle East bases as a precaution amid heightened tensions, with personnel at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar told to depart by evening in a posture change.
- Iranian officials' warnings to strike US bases and ships have factored into US repositioning decisions, amid a brutal crackdown that has killed at least 2,500 protesters.
- US intelligence assessed Tehran would likely retaliate with missile strikes on Al Udeid and possibly US bases in Iraq and Syria, while open intelligence found no surge of US assets Wednesday and the US still has at least three US Navy guided-missile destroyers in the region.
- The moves raise immediate risks to US personnel and families, echoing last year's pre-strike relocations, while European officials warned an attack could arrive within the next 24 hours and Iranian proxies could target exiles in Britain.
- Recent precedent shows the US pulled forces before the 12-day US-Israeli war in June 2025, and the UK Government has rejected calls to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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