> Iran has destroyed USA's military bases in the Middle East, so now US soldiers are working out of hotels (which now makes hotels legitimate targets)

US forces 'working remotely' as Iran turns Gulf bases to rubble: Report

US soldiers are being relocated to civilian hotels and office spaces, prompting Iran to accuse Washington of using 'human shields’

MAR 27, 2026

US forces across the region have been “working remotely” due to the amount of damage their military bases have suffered from Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile strikes, the New York Times (NYT) cited sources as saying on 26 March.

“Iran has bombed U.S. bases across the Middle East in retaliation for the US-Israeli war, forcing many American troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces throughout the region,” anonymous US officials and military personnel told NYT.

“So now much of the land-based military is, in essence, fighting the war while working remotely, with the exception of fighter pilots and crews operating and maintaining warplanes and conducting strikes,” they added.

The report says that Iran’s retaliatory attacks have “severely damaged” US military bases in the region.

“Many of the 13 military bases in the region used by American troops are all but uninhabitable, with the ones in Kuwait, which is next door to Iran, suffering perhaps the most damage,” NYT went on to say.

https://thecradle.co/articles-id/36775 [Questionable Source (Libz)]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/us/p … bases.html