US military bases located in the Persian Gulf are now viewed as 'sitting ducks' to Iran's 'fast and precise' attacks

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US military bases located in the Persian Gulf are now viewed as ‘sitting ducks’ to Iran’s ‘fast and precise’ attacks

Iranian missile and drone strikes heavily damaged the majority of US bases in the Persian Gulf region since the US-Israeli war against the country began two months ago, according to an investigation by CNN published on 2 May.

Among the 16 US bases hit were sites in Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq, leaving many of them unusable.

“I have never seen anything like this at US bases,” a person familiar with the damage told CNN. “These were fast and precise strikes, using advanced technology.”

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  • StarkWolf [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    26·
    29 days ago

    “We’ve never seen anything like this before. We expected sticks, we’d made preparations for rocks and stones, but these guys are using weapons that are similar to our own. What the fuck?”

  • ChaosMaterialist [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    15·
    29 days ago

    Other strikes damaged the Naval Support Activity Bahrain base, home to the US Fifth Fleet.
    …
    Will Todman, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told the US military newspaper that the US may need to relocate its regional bases away from the Gulf. “There’s a question of, what does the US want after this? Do they still think that their military resources are best placed so close to Iran and inside the Gulf? On the western side of the Strait of Hormuz?” Todman stated.
    …
    A Saudi official told CNN that the war showed the Gulf monarchy that its alliance with the US was not “flawless” and that the kingdom could not rely solely on Washington to guarantee its security.

    Oomph. The self-owns just keep piling up!