The ongoing Gulf war and the dangerous illusion that EDCA sites are ‘not US bases’
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-03-07 03:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Defence, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, War & Conflict
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Snippet:
THE unfolding conflict in the Gulf between Iran and the United States-Israel axis has exposed a strategic reality that many governments hosting American military assets and bases have long tried to downplay: when a major power wages war, the territories from which it projects force become part of the battlefield.
--------------------------------------------------------------------