Qatar says some personnel departing US base over 'regional tensions'
english.ratopati.com · Wed Jan 14 16:40:00 GMT 2026

Some personnel have been asked to depart the United States' Al Udeid military base in Qatar, two diplomatic sources told AFP on Wednesday, with the Gulf state saying "regional tensions" were behind the move.
The decision comes after Washington threatened to respond to an Iranian government crackdown on protests while Tehran has said it would strike US military and shipping assets in the event of a new attack.
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