US EditionIran Warns Gulf Hotels Hosting US Troops Are Legitimate Military Targets
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared hotels hosting US troops in Gulf states as military targets following extensive damage to US bases, with 40,000 troops initially in the region.
- On Thursday, The New York Times reported that Iranian missile and drone strikes rendered at least 13 U.S. military bases uninhabitable, forcing thousands of troops to relocate to hotels and office spaces across the Gulf region.
- Hostilities began February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, precipitating widespread regional escalation and Iranian retaliation against American military infrastructure.
- Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Wes J. Bryant told The New York Times that operating from improvised locations "absolutely" reduces capability, noting "you can't just put all that equipment on the top of a hotel."
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Gulf hotels sheltering U.S. personnel are "legitimate military targets," urging residents via Telegram to report "hiding places" of American troops, according to Tasnim News Agency.
- General Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged Iran "still retains some capability" despite extensive U.S. strikes, though military leadership insists operations continue amid logistical complexity.
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The Iranian army warned that hotels in the region hosting US soldiers would now become targets and called on civilians to stay away from US forces in the Middle East.
The Iranian military has said that hotels housing US troops will also be targeted in its attacks. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which on Thursday attacked positions in Israel and military facilities used by the US with drones and missiles, today called on civilians to withdraw from areas near US forces in the region.
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Iranian Bombing Causes At Least 1 Trillion Won in Damage to US Bases in Middle East; Soldiers Move Between Hotels. It is estimated that US military bases in the Middle East have suffered at least $800 million (approximately 1.2 trillion won) in damage due to Iranian airstrikes. The British daily Telegraph reported on the 26th that soldiers are staying in local hotels due to the severe damage to the bases.
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