Some personnel advised to leave U.S. military base in Qatar, diplomats say
Source: Reuters
January 14, 2026 5:19 AM EST Updated 2 hours ago
DOHA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Some personnel have been advised to leave the U.S. military's Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar by Wednesday evening, three diplomats told Reuters, amid warnings from Washington that it could intervene to protect protesters in Iran.
The U.S. embassy in Doha had no immediate comment and Qatar's ministry of foreign affairs did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for confirmation or comment.
Al Udeid is the Middle East's largest U.S. base, housing around 10,000 troops.
"It's a posture change and not an ordered evacuation," one of the diplomats told Reuters. The diplomat said he was not aware that a specific reason had been given for the posture change. A senior Iranian official told Reuters earlier that Tehran warned regional countries it would strike U.S. military bases in case of an attack by Washington, after President Donald Trump threatened to intervene in Iran.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/some-personnel-were-advised-leave-us-military-base-qatar-diplomats-tell-reuters-2026-01-14/
When the U.S. bombed Iran last June, Iran launched strikes against that base in Qatar.
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