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Iran Damages Three U.S. Bases in Bahrain Qatar and Kuwait
Satellite imagery from July 12 shows damage to a warehouse at the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a building at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. A former United Nations base camp and industrial area in Kuwait were also struck.
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Iran struck and damaged at least three American bases in the Middle East since the resumption of hostilities with the U.S. in early July, an ABC News analysis found. Satellite imagery from July 12 showed apparent damage to a warehouse building at the U.S.
Navy's 5th Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain and the southern part of a building at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. A former United Nations base camp and an industrial area, both in Kuwait, have also been struck, with bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Qatar sustaining damage in Iranian-claimed missile and drone strikes. On July 16 President Trump stated the U.S.
He also reinstated a naval blockade on commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Sam Lair, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, stated that the strikes demonstrate the U.S. " CENTCOM declined to comment on the reported strikes.
He noted the damage at Al Udeid "probably makes it a little bit more difficult to sustain flight operations" but said the operational impact remains unclear. Taken together the images show Iran remains capable of striking "a wide range of targets of the region," Lair said.
