The Pentagon is reassessing the size and location of its military presence in the Persian Gulf after months of Iranian missile and drone strikes, according to a Washington Post report published August 18. The report said the war has prompted a ‘once-in-a-generation chance’ for the United States to decide whether to maintain its bases in the Gulf [1]. Many of those bases were evacuated before the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran began on February 28, and some have been effectively abandoned after repeated attacks, according to follow-up reporting on the Post’s account [2]. The review is underway as the administration…

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