How Iran attacks are forcing the Pentagon to rethink its decades-old Middle East base strategy

After weeks of Iranian missile and drone attacks exposed the vulnerability of major U.S. military bases across the Gulf, the Pentagon is weighing whether decades of relying on large, permanent installations within range of Iranian weapons still makes strategic sense. Defense officials are considering dispersing some capabilities and reassessing parts of the U.S. regional base posture, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The Gulf base network is how the U.S. responds quickly to Iran, prote