Some personnel at a key U.S. military base in Qatar have been advised to evacuate by Wednesday evening, a U.S. official said. The decision came as a senior official in Iran brought up an earlier Iranian attack there.
The Pentagon has begun moving non-essential military personnel out of the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar following threats from Tehran that Iran may carry out retaliatory strikes on U.S. military bases in the region, according to reports on Wednesday.