US EditionSatellite Images Show Mass Aircraft Pullout From US Base in Qatar
- Satellite images show a major decrease in U.S. military aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, dropping from around 40 on June 5 to only three by June 19, as reported by AFP.
- U.S. President Donald Trump must decide within two weeks whether to support Israel's military operations against Iran, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
- Concerns have increased over potential Iranian retaliation, prompting the U.S. embassy in Qatar to restrict base access and urge personnel to exercise increased vigilance due to regional hostilities.
- Mark Schwartz, a former U.S. Army lieutenant general, warned that U.S. assets at the Al Udeid Air Base are 'extremely vulnerable' given its proximity to Iran.
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Satellite images show American military planes missing from a vulnerable base as the US fortifies its Middle East presence
This June 5, 2025, image shows rows of aircraft parked at Al Udeid airbase in QatarPlanet Labs PBCDozens of US military aircraft have departed from a key base in the Middle East.The base, Al Udeid in Qatar, could be vulnerable to Iranian strikes.Tehran has threatened retaliation if the US joins Israel's bombing campaign in Iran.New satellite imagery shows dozens of US military aircraft missing from a key Middle Eastern base that could be vulnera…
Why did US move its military fleet from Qatar's Al Udeid airbase amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict
The United States has significantly scaled down its military presence at Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, as conflict in the Middle East soars. Satellite imagery reviewed by international news agency AFP indicates that dozens of US military aircraft have been moved from the base in recent days in a possible move to safeguard them from Iranian strikes. As per the satellite images taken by Planet Labs PBC, around 40 military aircraft were visible on the…
Fearing Iranian strikes, US quietly pulls nearly 40 military aircraft from Qatar airbase: Report
Satellite photos reveal that the Al Udeid Air Base—America’s largest military installation in West Asia—was emptied of jets between June 5 and 19, in what appears to be a ‘pre-emptive move’
Satellite images reveal empty tarmac at major US air base in Qatar
ISRAEL, June 20 — Dozens of US military aircraft are no longer on the tarmac at a major US base in Qatar, satellite images show — a possible move to shield them from eventual Iranian air strikes, as Washington weighs whether to intervene in Tehran’s conflict with Israel. Nearly 40 military aircraft — including transport planes like the Hercules C-130 and reconnaissance aircraft — were parked on the tarmac at the Al Udeid base on June 5, accordin…
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