{"id":323114,"date":"2026-03-04T18:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-vulnerable-are-us-military-bases-in-the-gulf-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:00:55","slug":"how-vulnerable-are-us-military-bases-in-the-gulf-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-vulnerable-are-us-military-bases-in-the-gulf-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How vulnerable are US military bases in the Gulf? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/q3Ki2yYvN2s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How vulnerable are US military bases in the Gulf? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q3Ki2yYvN2s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Since the US and Israel started their attack on Iran, the country has launched retaliatory strikes on US installations in the region, including several military bases. 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