These encompass bases and military installations in Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates - all potentially vulnerable to Iranian retaliation via short-range weaponry.

Iraq Al Asad Air Base house many U.S. military personnel although the U.S. has not maintained permanent facilities in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 2011.

Iran said the strike matched U.S. bombings on its nuclear sites, hinting at de-escalation. The U.S. has military bases in Qatar, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the Kurdistan Region.

The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years.

Iranian missiles attacked US military bases in Qatar and Iraq. There is growing concern about the satellite images that show a fleet of trucks at Iran's underground nuclear plant three days before ...

Asad base is one of the few areas in Iraq where US military personnel are located. The US withdrew from many sites in 2020 in the wake of numerous rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militias.

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