Pro-Iran propaganda on social media claims that most U.S. bases in the Middle East have been destroyed and are uninhabitable, and that the United States has abandoned all of its regional bases. No part of this is true.
Prior to the February 28 strikes on Iran, the Pentagon reduced personnel at several bases located within range of Iranian short-range missiles. The U.S. Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain was drawn down to fewer than 100 mission-critical personnel, and all ships left port. Both measures had been taken previously in 2025 ahead of earlier strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
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