Some personnel are being evacuated from the U.S. Al Udeid air base in Qatar following the co-ordinated Israeli and American assault on Iran, a source briefed on the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
There was no immediate reply to a request for confirmation or comment from the U.S. Embassy in Doha.
Al Udeid, located outside the Qatari capital, is the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East, housing around 10,000 troops. It serves as the forward headquarters of U.S. Central Command and has been a critical hub for American military operations across the region.
The evacuation comes as U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the United States had launched “major combat operations” in Iran, warning that American casualties were possible. Trump said the strikes were aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and annihilating its navy.
Tehran, meanwhile, has said it is preparing a response that an Iranian official described to Reuters as “crushing.”
(Reuters)
