The US has around 70,000 troops stationed in the Middle East, and Iran has also threatened to hit Israel and Dubai in a retaliatory strike ...

Tensions are high at U.S. military bases across the Middle East after Iran launched a missile strike on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Al Udeid Air Base (Qatar) – The largest US military base in the Middle East, established in 1996. Covering an area of 24 hectares (60 acres), the base accommodates almost 100 aircraft as well as ...

Doha, Qatar – US military bases continue to form a strategic envelope around Iran, although the American withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011 may have changed the regional balance somewhat ...

Alert: US military official says no US bases in Iraq were targeted but that a malfunctioning Iranian missile aimed at Israel triggered an alert in Iraq earlier in the day. Updated June 23, 2025 4: ...

U.S. soldiers prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an exercise at al Asad Air Base in Iraq on July 7, 2023. The base was attacked Oct. 18, by one-way drones, which were shot down.

Despite recently closing hundreds of bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States still maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad—from giant ...

The US has approximately 45,000 military personnel, numerous bases, and powerful air and naval fleets that it can deploy across the Middle East. (Photo by Omar Zaghloul/Anadolu via Getty Images) ...

Alert: US military official says no US bases in Iraq were targeted but that a malfunctioning Iranian missile aimed at Israel triggered an alert in Iraq earlier in the day. Updated June 23, 2025 1: ...