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US Troops FORCED TO EXIT Mideast Bases As Iran Launches Deadly Missile Amid War Alert | Watch

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The United States has reportedly withdrawn hundreds of troops from Al Udeid Air Base, its largest military installation in the Middle East, as tensions with Iran intensify. A report by The New York Times said personnel were also pulled from Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. While American forces remain deployed across Iraq, Syria and other Gulf states, the repositioning is being viewed as precautionary. Tehran has warned that any U.S. attack would render American bases “legitimate targets,” raising concerns of broader regional escalation and unpredictable consequences.

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