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One thousand five hundred sailors were evacuated back to the US from their naval base in Bahrain after it was attacked by Iranian missiles and drones early in the war, National Public Radio (NPR) reported on 4 April.
Bahrain is the home of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, making it a central hub for projecting US naval power in West Asia.
However, the oil-rich island is located in the Persian Gulf, just over 100 miles (around 161 kilometers) from the Iranian coast, and well within range of Iranian drones and missiles.
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Video circulating on social media showed Iranian drones and missiles striking the NSA base multiple times on the first day of the war. Satellite imagery from the company Planet shows at least seven buildings in and near the base that were struck in the first week of the war.
Iran decolonizing the gulf wasnt on my bingo card for the year, but ill take it
So they immediately had to retreat after Iran started striking back and they kept it a secret for a month.
I guess that explains the dismissals.
Pretty pathetic that it takes NGOs to get the returning hogs basic necessities like toiletries.
I wonder if there are actually a lot fewer missiles left in US stockpiles than they report.
They are already reappropriating bombs that were supposed to go to Ukraine and paid for by other countries. Hard to imagine that’s not at least in part desperation.
This doesn’t seem great for business of the US MIC.could be desperation could be them not actually caring about ukraine unless the last person trump talked to was a state department career guy
They didn’t mention the videos having people cheering during it lol
US Navy rolls out new work-from-home initiative for troops stationed abroad. So progressive!Long ago - somebody should have told Trump about all your base are belong to us. Seriously though - military bases that can’t defend themselves and then troops have to run away like rats from a sinking ship is pretty fucking funny.
“im in ur base killin ur d00dz”
-Iran to US, 2026
Now U.S. imperialism is quite powerful, but in reality it isn’t. It is very weak politically because it is divorced from the masses of the people and is disliked by everybody and by the American people too. In appearance it is very powerful but in reality it is nothing to be afraid of, it is a paper tiger. Outwardly a tiger, it is made of paper, unable to withstand the wind and the rain.
bye byeeee
1500 US sailors thank Iran for making them leave Bahrain.
