Exclusive: The Defense Department is assessing whether to pull back troops from the Persian Gulf, where America’s large overseas military bases have been battered by months of Iran

Exclusive: The Defense Department is assessing whether to pull back troops from the Persian Gulf, where America’s large overseas military bases have been battered by months of Iranian strikes, people familiar with an ongoing analysis said. Link Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends An analysis, which the Defense Department said was not yet a formal review, will help address whether to rebuild strike-battered bases, said people familiar with the matter.