U.S. Media: Hundreds of U.S. Soldiers Withdraw from Qatar Air Force Base
新华社华盛顿2月20日电 据美国《纽约时报》20日报道，已有数百名美军士兵从卡塔尔的乌代德空军基地撤离。
报道援引五角大楼官员的话说，美国海军第五舰队在巴林的多个基地也已进行人员撤离。目前，美军还驻扎在位于伊拉克、叙利亚、科威特、沙特阿拉伯、约旦和阿联酋的基地。
美国智库凯托学会高级研究员凯瑟琳·汤普森说，这看起来像是在为一场更持久的冲突做准备，五角大楼似乎“预见到伊朗的反应可能对该地区美军基地构成重大风险”。报道说，五角大楼认为战争可能持续超过12天。
美国总统特朗普20日在白宫确认，他正在考虑对伊朗进行“初步的有限军事打击”，以迫使伊朗接受美方在核协议方面的要求。据《华尔街日报》19日报道，如果对伊朗进行“初步的有限军事打击”，首轮攻击可能在未来几天内进行，目标将是部分军事或政府设施；如果伊朗仍拒绝停止铀浓缩活动，美方将针对伊朗政府的关键设施发动大规模行动，目的或是“推翻政权”。
乌代德空军基地是美国在中东地区最大军事基地。2025年6月，以色列突袭伊朗引发的12天军事冲突期间，美国轰炸伊朗核设施，作为回击，伊朗用导弹打击乌代德空军基地。
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers withdrew from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on February 20, 2023, as part of a broader personnel withdrawal from multiple bases in Bahrain. The Pentagon is preparing for potential Iranian responses that could pose significant risks to U.S. military installations in the region. President Trump confirmed he is considering limited military strikes against Iran to compel compliance with nuclear agreement terms.
- Hundreds of U.S. soldiers have withdrawn from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
- The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet is also conducting personnel withdrawals from multiple bases in Bahrain.
- The Pentagon anticipates a significant risk to U.S. military bases in the region due to potential Iranian responses.
- President Trump is considering limited military strikes against Iran to enforce nuclear agreement demands.
- The Pentagon believes that any conflict could last more than 12 days.