US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar
Murphy said the Pentagon blocked his base visit while the State Department arranged meetings with Gulf officials during his trip.
- On Oct. 6, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said the Pentagon denied him access to Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, alleging the refusal conceals the war's costs from Congress and the American people.
- Repeated attacks from Iran have made Al Udeid Air Base a focal point of regional hostilities since the war launched in February, while the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio facilitated Murphy's visit and diplomatic meetings, a stance Murphy contrasted with the Pentagon's refusal, illustrating internal administration friction over transparency regarding the conflict.
- Murphy told journalists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that the denial represents a "deliberate campaign of obfuscation," stating he has "never encountered anything like this" in the Senate and urging Republican colleagues to demand transparency.
- During the second stop of his Middle East trip, Murphy met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Thani and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to investigate the war's regional implications.
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Democratic Senator Says Pentagon Blocked Him From Qatar Air Base to Hide Iran War Damage
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Senator Chris Murphy Says Pentagon Barred Inspection of Iran War-Damaged Gulf Base to Hide True Costs From Congress and Public
Sen. Chris Murphy says the Pentagon blocked him from inspecting a U.S. base in the Gulf damaged during the Iran war, raising questions about costs and congressional oversight.
The visit of the US Congress delegation to the Middle East was intended to assess in a concrete way and with a field inspection the damage suffered by the military structures, hit by Iranian bombings. But in Qatar, the base of Al Udeid remained with the gates closed, despite the insistence of Senator Chris Murphy, democratic [...] The article US Base in Qatar hit by Iran, the Pentagon prohibits access to the Congress delegation to evaluate the d…
According to Defense News, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was denied entry to the al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, indicating severe damage.
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