Overview
- Iran’s missile and drone campaign has left many of the 13 U.S. bases in the region unusable, forcing thousands of troops to relocate to hotels, office spaces, and other temporary sites, with some personnel moved to Europe.
- Reporting cited by The Independent says the hotel shifts may conflict with the U.S. Law of War manual, which urges forces to keep military objectives apart from civilians to reduce harm.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has urged people to report the new locations of U.S. personnel via Telegram, increasing the risk to those sites and to nearby civilians.
- Pentagon leaders say the air campaign continues, even as Gen. Dan Caine acknowledges Iran still has strike capability and veterans warn dispersed operations reduce capacity and slow support.
- Recent hits damaged key hubs and killed U.S. troops, including a strike that destroyed an Army tactical operations center at Kuwait’s Port Shuaiba, injuries and aircraft damage at Prince Sultan in Saudi Arabia, and radar and communications damage at Al Udeid in Qatar and Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain.