| − | Qatar hosts CENTCOM Forward Headquarters. Al Udeid Air Base and U.S. Central Command ([[CENTCOM]]) headquarters, one of America's largest Air Force bases which Qatar built at the cost of $2 billion, remains a critical asset to operations in the [[Middle East]].<ref>Michael R. Gordon With Eric Schmitt, [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/28/world/aftereffects-bases-us-will-move-air-operations-to-qatar-base.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 AFTEREFFECTS: BASES; U.S. Will Move Air Operations To Qatar Base], ''The New York Times'', | + | Qatar hosts CENTCOM Forward Headquarters. Al Udeid Air Base and U.S. Central Command ([[CENTCOM]]) headquarters, one of America's largest Air Force bases which Qatar built at the cost of $2 billion, remains a critical asset to operations in the [[Middle East]].<ref>Michael R. Gordon With Eric Schmitt, [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/28/world/aftereffects-bases-us-will-move-air-operations-to-qatar-base.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 AFTEREFFECTS: BASES; U.S. Will Move Air Operations To Qatar Base], ''The New York Times'', April 28, 2003</ref> The AN/FPS-132 Block 5 Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) was had a detection range of up to 5,000 km for launches was destroyed shortly after the assassination of [[Iranian]] Supreme Leader [[Ali Khomeini]] on February 28, 2025. |