Acting Navy secretary admits Iran ‘blew the hell’ out of Bahrain logistics hub
Politics Acting Navy secretary admits Iran ‘blew the hell’ out of Bahrain logistics hub By Samuel Chamberlain Published Sep. Add The New York Post on Google Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed this week that a major American military hub in Bahrain was badly damaged by Iranian attacks — and he was unsure whether keeping US forces there is feasible long-term. “They blow the hell out of Bahrain,” Cao told the Epoch Times in an interview published Thursday, referring to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home of the US Fifth Fleet and US Central Command’s waterborne forces.
- ▪Politics Acting Navy secretary admits Iran ‘blew the hell’ out of Bahrain logistics hub By Samuel Chamberlain Published Sep.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed this week that a major American military hub in Bahrain was badly damaged by Iranian attacks — and he was unsure whether keeping US forces there is feasible long-term.
- ▪“They blow the hell out of Bahrain,” Cao told the Epoch Times in an interview published Thursday, referring to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home of the US Fifth Fleet and US Central Command’s waterborne forces.
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