US senator accuses Pentagon of blocking Qatar base visit

The National ·
United Arab Emirates

​Democratic ​US Senator ​Chris Murphy on Tuesday said the Pentagon stopped him from visiting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on his visit to the Middle East, describing it as an attempt to conceal the effects of the Iran war. Al Udeid ​is ⁠the largest US ‌base in the region and has repeatedly been attacked ​by Iran during the war launched by the US and Israel in February. “This trip confirmed for me…

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