The US looks for a reserve base against Iran
The US military looks for places for its soldiers to stay, avoiding gathering at a large base that is prone to ambush when a conflict breaks out with Iran.
"We are not going to build new bases, need to make that clear. We want to be able to deploy elsewhere for duty as tensions escalate. This is something that any military strategist has."
US media had previously said that the US military was planning to develop multiple seaports and military airports in the desert region of western Saudi Arabia, turning them into a field base if there is a war with Iran.
Tensions in US-Iran relations escalated to a serious level after former President Donald Trump announced his withdrawal from the nuclear deal with the Middle East country in 2018. The US then re-imposed sanctions that caused the image.
Huge investments for the missile program and the underground tunnel system help Iran maintain the ability to deterrence, enough to force the US and allies to pay expensive if exploding war in the Middle East.
The US military has repeatedly deployed B-52H bombers to patrol the area and send nuclear submarines USS Georgia to the Persian Gulf, while Tehran has also conducted several large-scale drills with
The situation showed signs of cooling down when the administration of US President Joe Biden withdrew the USS Nimitz carrier group from the Middle East after more than two months of permanent presence.
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