The Wall Street Journal reported, citing informed sources, that the Pentagon is studying the possibility of transferring some of its military bases from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
According to military sources, this step may be useful in limiting the potential damage that may be caused to American forces by Iran in the event of the outbreak of new military confrontations in the Middle East region.
The newspaper pointed out that, following the launch of the American-Israeli aggression against Iran on February 28, about 20 American military facilities in the Middle East were damaged as a result of retaliatory strikes.
She added that the location of military bases within the range of Iranian missiles pushes the US armed forces to reconsider their deployment strategy in the region, as Israel is being studied as one of the potential destinations for transferring part of these bases from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The American leadership is studying options to distribute its military facilities on a larger scale in the Middle East, with the aim of reducing their exposure to risks and reducing their fragility in the event of any potential military confrontations.
Yesterday, a meeting was held between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, along with Bahraini officials, in Manama, which hosts the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet.
He confirmed Joint ministerial statementissued by the ministerial meeting between the United States and the Gulf Cooperation Council, committed to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two sides, and called for “maintaining the momentum of negotiations with Iran with the aim of reaching a permanent end to hostilities,” with an emphasis on “preventing Tehran from developing or possessing a nuclear weapon.”
