The U.S. military maintains hundreds of locations both domestically and abroad (as of July 2024, there were at least 128 military bases outside of its borders). The U.S. Army claims that, in terms of area,

U.S. forces have struck Iran's key nuclear sites, drawing threats from Tehran to retaliate, with U.S. military installations in the region a potential target.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it carried out a “devastating and powerful missile attack” on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. “This base is the headquarters of the Air Force and the largest strategic asset of the US terrorist army in the West Asia region,” the statement said.