US military bases in Gulf 'useless' after Iranian strikes, experts say

Experts argue that US military bases across the Gulf have been rendered useless and are now significant vulnerabilities following retaliatory strikes by Iran. At least a dozen sites are reported to be so badly damaged that they are nearly uninhabitable, a fact the US administration has not fully acknowledged. The US Fifth Fleet's base in Bahrain is specifically cited as being too vulnerable, making it unlikely for the fleet to return. This situation represents a collapse of the physical architecture of American primacy in the region, challenging the long-standing arrangement of US protection for Gulf states.