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Published: June 24, 2025 10:05 AM IST
By Analiza Pathak 
| Edited by Analiza Pathak
Iran strongly condemned the United States for bombing its nuclear sites and criticised US President Donald Trump, calling him a “gambler” for supporting Israel’s military actions against Iran. The tension spiked after the US dropped powerful bunker-buster bombs on Iranian nuclear facilities early Sunday, officially entering the conflict on Israel’s side. Since then, Iran has been warning of a strong response.
If Iran decides to hit back, it could target American military bases in the Middle East. Here are some of the key U.S. bases in the region but first let us know what is a military base:
A military base is a place where soldiers live, train, and work. It is owned and run by a country’s military and usually has buildings, vehicles, weapons, and other equipment. Some bases are used to plan missions, some for training, and others for testing new tools and systems.
Most military bases need help from outside to get supplies like food, water, and fuel. But some large bases are built to be self-sufficient and can support the people living there even if they are cut off for a while.
There are different types of bases: air bases are where military planes are kept and operated, while naval bases are for military ships.
As of July 2024, the U.S. had at least 128 military bases in other countries. The largest one is Camp Humphreys in South Korea. It’s the biggest US base overseas in terms of area.
Since 2001, between 1.9 and 3 million U.S. troops have served in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. More than half of them went more than once, according to a report by the Watson Institute at Brown University.
Al Dhafra Air Base (near Abu Dhabi)
Jebel Ali Port (Dubai)
Ain Al Asad Air Base (Anbar Province, Western Iraq)
Erbil Air Base (Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq)
Prince Sultan Air Base (South of Riyadh)
Muwaffaq Al Salti Air Base (Azraq, northeast of Amman)
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