Report: US military bases in Gulf 'useless' after Iranian strikes.
In four weeks, Iran has rendered "the physical architecture of American primacy" "essentially useless", says Marc Lynch.
It's highly unlikely the US Fifth Fleet will ever return to Bahrain.
Gulf states' reliance on US security was shattered. US bases were not a deterrent against Iranian attacks. Instead, they became the target of those attacks", says Trita Parsi
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-military-bases-gulf-useless-after-iranian-strikes-experts-say
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