Tension is increasing between America and Iran. Protests are increasing in Iran these days. According to the information, more than 500 people have died in the protests so far in the country. At the same time, thousands of people have been arrested. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is continuously warning Iran. Trump has said that America will intervene if protesters are killed in Iran. After America's threat, now Iran has also threatened. Iran says that if America attacks Tehran, Iran will attack American military bases and Israel.
Recently, Speaker of Iran's Parliament Mohammad Baqir Qalibaf has given a stern warning saying that if America attacks Tehran, Iran will consider American military bases and Israel as legitimate targets for retaliatory action. He will attack them. Meanwhile, let us know in which countries of the Middle East America has military bases.
If tension increases between Iran and America, there will be chaos in these 8 countries of the Middle East. This warning from Iran has increased the fear that there could be a major conflict at the American military bases in the Middle East, which are already under tension.
According to Reuters agency, an American official said that President Donald Trump is going to discuss options regarding Iran with his senior advisors on Tuesday. According to the Wall Street Journal report, these options include military attacks, use of covert cyber weapons, tightening sanctions and providing online support to anti-government groups.
Trump said on Sunday that he plans to talk to billionaire Elon Musk about restoring internet in Iran. Amidst Trump's warning to attack Iran, Iran is now on alert mode and has already given a warning. America has 8 military bases in the Middle East. Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are situated.
In 2025, approximately 40 thousand to 50 thousand American soldiers are deployed in the Middle East. These soldiers are deployed in both large permanent military bases and small forward bases. The countries where American troops are present the most include Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. These US military bases are considered extremely important for air and naval operations, regional supply and logistics, intelligence gathering and projecting military power across the region.
Al Udeid Air Base, located near Doha, is America's largest military base in the Middle East. The forward headquarters of the American Central Command is present in this base spread over about 24 hectares and about 10,000 American soldiers are deployed here. From here, America conducts its military operations in a large area spanning from Egypt (West) to Kazakhstan (East).
Due to its large size and strategic importance, this base is considered a center for displaying American military power in the area and can also become a potential target in case of any increase in tension or conflict.
Naval Support Activities Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which maintains maritime operations in the Gulf region, the Red Sea, and parts of the Indian Ocean. This base is very important for monitoring very important sea routes like the Strait of Hormuz.
Camp Arifjan in Kuwait serves as a vital logistics and supply hub for US forces, supporting US military operations throughout the Middle East. At the same time, Ali Al Salem Air Base helps in air operations and provides refueling and transportation facilities. Both these bases are extremely important to maintain American operations in Iraq, Syria and other areas.
Al Dhafra Air Base, located south of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, which is shared with the UAE Air Force, is a very important base of the US Air Force. This base has supported many important operations against the Islamic State. Large contingents of the US Air Force are deployed here, which include intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance units.
Ain al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province in Iraq and Erbil Air Base in the north are important for US military operations and cooperation with Iraqi and Kurdish forces. In the year 2020, Iran carried out missile attacks on Ain al-Asad base, which were done in response to the death of Iranian General Qasim Sulemani in American action.
Prince Sultan Air Base, south of Riyadh, houses American air defense systems and supports fighter aircraft operations. Due to its proximity to Iran, this base comes within the range of medium-range missiles, hence its strategic importance increases significantly in case of any conflict.
The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing of the US Air Force Central is deployed at Muwaffak Al Salti Air Base, located in the Azraq area, about 100 kilometers north-east of the capital Amman. According to a 2024 report by the US Congress Library, this unit carries out military operations in the Levant region.
There are no American fighter planes in Cairo, but there is a lab named NAMRU-3 (infectious-disease laboratory) in Abbassia, which works on foreign infectious diseases. This lab helped in the Ebola outbreak in Sudan in 2023. This shows that America is active in the region not only through the army but also through health and science.
