Report: Pentagon Considers Relocating Gulf Bases
Repeated Iranian strikes left the Fifth Fleet headquarters partly unusable and prompted officials to consider moving some functions farther west.
- New satellite images published by The Wall Street Journal on Friday show extensive damage to the Navy Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain, including command centers and at least 12 other buildings.
- Damage to the Bahrain base and about 20 other sites has prompted Washington to reconsider its Middle East footprint, including potentially reducing presence in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
- Strikes damaged critical infrastructure including housing for 450 personnel, with repair estimates reaching about $200 million for the Bahrain facility and about $386 million across all damaged sites.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday as CENTCOM spokesperson Tim Hawkins stated the strategy of protecting people worked despite damage.
- Retired Vice Adm. John Fozzie Miller noted the base was not built for modern threats, while Mackenzie Eaglen warned the strikes 'exposed weakness and vulnerabilities across the board' for U.S. forces.
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Iran strikes American targets as Trump’s peace deal hangs in the balance: report
Violence near the Strait of Hormuz continued for its third consecutive day Saturday after “American targets” in Bahrain were hit by suspected Iranian strikes, the Wall Street Journal reported.“Iran didn’t specifically claim responsibility for the attacks. But state media said the Islamic Revolutiona...
US may relocate military bases from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia: Report
The United States is considering relocating some military bases or operational functions from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as part of a review of its military posture in the Middle East following Iranian missile and drone attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to US officials familiar with the deliberations, Washington is exploring measures to reduce the vulnerability of its forces if hostilities with Iran resume. One option under consi…
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