Former US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Frank McKenzie has suggested moving American military bases from the Persian Gulf to Israel and neighboring countries to protect them from potential Iranian missile and drone attacks. Speaking in a recent webinar, McKenzie criticized the current placement of CENTCOM’s forward headquarters in Qatar, only about 100 miles from Iran, calling it strategically unsound. He revealed that in 2022 he and other officials had warned the Biden administration that US bases in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain were highly vulnerable to Iranian strikes, but the proposal to relocate westward was rejected.
McKenzie argued that the existing US base network in the Middle East is a Cold War legacy, originally designed to counter Soviet threats and later used during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said Iran’s growing capabilities have effectively forced US forces away from the Gulf coast. Citing recent Iranian attacks on Saudi and Gulf facilities, he emphasized that Israel offers fewer restrictions on access, airspace, and base construction, along with stronger air defense systems.
He proposed maintaining limited Gulf presence for refueling while developing long-term bases in Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast.
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