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US Pulls Nearly All Aircraft From Qatar Base Ahead of Possible Iran Strike

The Pentagon has dispatched a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East following Iran’s warning of irreparable damage in response to any US attack

Satellite imagery captured by Airbus on February 23, 2025, and provided by Google Earth shows the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest U.S. military installation in the Middle East.
In this handout photo from the U.S. Air Force, an airman guides an F-16 Fighting Falcon during training at Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 24, 2022.
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Overview

  • Satellite imagery from June 5 to 19 shows nearly all US military aircraft vacated Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to reduce vulnerability to Iranian strikes
  • The US Embassy in Qatar issued a security warning limiting access to the base and urging personnel to exercise heightened vigilance
  • The Pentagon moved the USS Nimitz to join the USS Carl Vinson, deploying a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East
  • More than 40,000 US troops and Defense Department civilians remain on high alert across the Middle East, with non-essential embassy staff evacuated from Iraq and Israel
  • President Trump will decide within two weeks whether to launch a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to the White House