Overview

• Recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites have heightened tensions around major bases in Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that any facility involved in the strikes will be considered a lawful retaliation target.
• The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar have received additional ships and rotating combat aircraft to bolster deterrence.
• American forces have upgraded air and missile defenses and repositioned naval assets in coordination with host governments to prepare for potential attacks.
• About 2,500 U.S. troops remain in Iraq under a security partnership even as Baghdad and Washington discuss a phased withdrawal timeline.