US EditionU.S. Evacuates Some Personnel from Qatar Air Base Amid Iran Tensions: Report
The U.S. reduced personnel at its largest Middle East base in Qatar, home to 10,000 troops, as tensions with Iran escalated amid threats of retaliation, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Reuters reported U.S. military personnel began withdrawing from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, as a precaution, with some advised to leave by Wednesday evening.
- Tehran has warned neighbours hosting U.S. troops it would hit American bases if Washington strikes, while Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commanders say forces are at peak readiness amid tensions.
- Previously, the Pentagon moved personnel off bases ahead of earlier U.S. strikes, evacuating a majority of a base's 11,000 personnel before Iran fired missiles and authorising voluntary departures over the summer in the CENTCOM region.
- A senior official warned U.S. threats undermined diplomacy and cancelled meetings, direct talks between Iran's Foreign Minister and Steve Witkoff were suspended, and the U.S. embassy in Doha had no immediate comment.
- The U.S. maintains about 40,000 troops in the region, Qatar said the steps were taken amid current tensions as Trump's national security team weighs responses after more than 2,000 protesters' deaths.
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