These are the main US military bases in the Middle East

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These are the main US military bases in the Middle East

The Iranian response to US attacks last weekend has taken place on Monday afternoon. in countries in the Middle East.

After a frantic weeks in which all the scenarios were open, everything finally exploded last weekend with Iran as the main victim. “Iran will not have nuclear weapons,” Trump said After bombing the three Iranian facilities in the early hours of Saturday, June 21.

And now a new scenario opened: Iran’s response. That, as we pointed out, it has taken less than 48 hours to arrive. Around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Tehran announced bombardments On the military base of Al Udeid, in Doha (Catar), country Given the imminent danger of an Iranian attack.

And Qatar is not the only Bahrain, Kuwait, Arab Emirates, although all those are expected to that they have American bases on their borders, declare the closure of their airspace imminently.

But the Iranian response seems to be just the beginning, since the objective of answering US attacks and the beginning of a conflict against

For all this, it is now important to know what the steps to follow from Iran can be in your search for revenge against the United States. And for this, It is essential to know what are the main military bases than the United Stateswhich has 19 in the Middle East.

Two of the most important have already been bombarded, and now it remains to be seen if the other 17 will also be or on the contrary, Iran plans another type of attacks against the US. Thus, we find the following:

  • 1. Bahrain: Headquarters of the Fifth Fleet of the US Navy, whose area of ​​responsibility includes the Gulf, the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean.
  • 2. Qatar: The Udeid air base, 24 hectares, has been bombarded by Iran on Monday. Is found in the desert on the outskirts of Doha and It is the Advanced Headquarters of the US Central Command. which directs US military operations from Egypt to Kazakhstan. It is the largest American base in the Middle East houses some 10,000 soldiers.
  • 3. Kuwait: This is the Arifjan camp, advanced headquarters of the US Army Center, and the ALI ALI ALI ALI SALEMabout 40 kilometers from the Iraqi border and known as “La Roca”. It was established during the 2003 Iraq war and is a basis for operations for the US Army units.
  • 4. United Arab Emirates: Located to the south of Abu Dhabi, capital of the country, the Air Base Al Dhafra, is shared between the US and Emirates. It has served as support to carry out missions against the Islamic State in the past. Another important infrastructure – although it does not consider military base – sand place in the Puerto Jebel Ali in Dubai. This is the largest port of the US Navy in the Middle East.
  • 5. Irak: In this country is the air base of Ain al asad. It is located in the province of Anbar and supports Iraqi security forces in addition to contributing to the NATO mission. Another strategic enclave for the US is in at Base Aérea de Erbil, to the north of the country. On this occasion it is used as a center for US forces and coalition that perform training exercises and combat maneuvers.
  • 6. Saudi Arabia: In the Saudi country, the US has a base: 60 km south of Riad, in the Prince Sultan air base, where hundreds of American soldiers are located.
  • 7. Jordan: Finally, in the Jordano Washington country it has the air base Muwaffaq on the jump, located 100 km northeast of the capital, Amman. In it is the 332 air expeditionary wing of the US Air Forces Central.

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