According to several people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity, revealed to the US “Washington Post” on the 18th, the Pentagon is making an unofficial assessment of the US military presence in the Middle East region. One of the key areas is whether Iran will withdraw its troops from the Persian Gulf after the war ends. The US military base located there was severely damaged during the fighting. Experts have suggested that the US military withdraw its troops and equipment west to the Red Sea coast of Jordan, Israel, or Saudi Arabia.

According to several people familiar with the matter, who requested anonymity, revealed to the US “Washington Post” on the 18th, the Pentagon is making an unofficial assessment of the US military presence in the Middle East region. One of the key areas is whether Iran will withdraw its troops from the Persian Gulf after the war ends. The US military base located there was severely damaged during the fighting. Experts have suggested that the US military withdraw its troops and equipment west to the Red Sea coast of Jordan, Israel, or Saudi Arabia.