from 21st Century Wire:
The existing U.S. military bases in the Middle East may be at risk in the event of a significant conflict with Iran. This is a situation that both the U.S. and its regional allies may need to confront, particularly if Trump succumbs to Netanyahu’s invitation to initiate another intricate military engagement in West Asia and the gulf region as part of the U.S. “Israel First Policy.”
A conflict of this nature would significantly depend on the deployment of American strike aircraft, tankers, and air and missile defense systems. However, the positioning of U.S. strike aircraft in the Middle East is primarily along the southern coast of the Arabian Gulf, making them susceptible to Iranian missile strikes (including hypersonic missile strikes) that could reach these locations in five minutes or less.