Iran Strikes Iraq, Bahrain, Others Hosting US Forces In Middle East
Naija News • 2d ago
Iran has responded to a wave of US strikes by launching missile attacks on multiple countries hosting some of the tens of thousands of American troops deployed across the Middle East.
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Below are the significant concentrations of US forces in the region — which fall under the US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) — and the various attacks Iran has reportedly carried out:
Bahrain
The tiny Gulf kingdom hosts an installation known as Naval Support Activity Bahrain, where the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet and US Naval Forces Central Command headquarters are based.
Bahrain’s deep-water port can accommodate the largest US military vessels, such as aircraft carriers, and the US Navy has used the base in the country since 1948, whe...