Chinese → English transcript
This is the U.S. military’s largest
and most vital base in the Middle East, Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The base is only about 300 kilometers from Iran and can
accommodate around ten thousand U.S. troops. It has two runways, each about 3,800
meters long, allowing main U.S. aircraft types,
including B- 52 strategic bombers and C- 17 transport planes,
to take off and land normally.
It is equipped with numerous reinforced ammunition depots and aviation fuel
storage facilities.
On the apron, you can see large numbers of tankers and transport aircraft,
as well as a small number of helicopters.
Al Udeid Base has a complete air defense system,
with its Patriot missile launchers pointing toward Iran.
This is the Juffair Naval Support Activity in Bahrain, the U.S.
military’s maritime heart in the Middle East and the headquarters of the U.S.
Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
The base is just over 200 kilometers from the Iranian coast.
Inside the base, you can see U.S.
Independence- class littoral combat ships, British Type 23 frigates,
Bahraini Perry- class frigates,
and more than ten other vessels of various sizes. This is the largest U.S.
Army base in the Middle East, Camp Arifjan, located south of Kuwait City.
It is even closer to Iran,
only a little over one hundred kilometers away.
At most, it can accommodate 13,500 military personnel.
The camp holds large numbers of heavy equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles,
with thousands of combat and transport vehicles parked there.
It is a key forward base for the U.S.
military in responding to the so- called Iranian threat.
This is Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates, the core U.S.
air stronghold on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf.
It is about 200 kilometers from the Strait of Hormuz. The base has two 3,700- meter-
long runways,
and is equipped with an extra- large aviation fuel depot,
numerous hardened shelters, and ammunition depots.
On the apron, you can see multiple A- 10 attack aircraft and drones. Not far away,
the air defense missile site is equipped with the Patriot air defense system.
Likewise, the launchers here are also pointed toward Iran. This is Prince
Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia,
located about 80 kilometers southeast of the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
It can project power in both the Red Sea and Persian Gulf directions.
The base has two 4,000- meter runways.
You can see that there are large numbers of tankers and transport aircraft on the
central apron of the airfield, and an F- 15 fighter jet parked outside a hangar.
Outside the base,
the Patriot air defense missile launchers are also oriented toward Iran.
Moreover, the United States also has air bases in Jordan. This is Muwaffaq
Salti Air Base. It is about 150
kilometers from Jerusalem and about 900 kilometers from the Iranian border.
It has two 3,000- meter runways and complete facilities for fighter maintenance and
ammunition storage.
It is a key forward operating hub for U.S. forces in the Middle East.
On the tarmac you can see F- 35 and F- 16 fighter jets,
as well as C- 17 transport aircraft and drones.
This is the Incirlik Air Base jointly used by the United States and Turkey,
and it is also an important foothold for NATO in the Middle East.
About fifty B61 tactical nuclear bombs are stored here,
giving this base both strategic deterrence and rapid strike capabilities.
This is the core forward outpost of U.S. forces in Syria, the Tanf base.
It is located at the junction of Syria, Iraq, and Jordan,
commanding the vital choke point on the M2 highway and controlling the main land
route from Iraq to Syria.
The core missions of this base are special operations and counterterrorism.
Looking over all of the above, we can see that
the United States relies on a network of military bases spread across the Middle
East to intervene deeply
in regional affairs and build a powerful sphere of regional influence.
How exactly will the U.S.– Iran situation develop? Follow China Junhao,
and we will keep tracking it.
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Original transcript (Chinese)
这是美军在中东规模最大、功能最核心的军事基地，卡塔尔乌代德基地。 基地距伊朗仅有300公里，能容纳约1万美军。 能让包括B-52战略轰炸机、C-17运输机在内的美军主力机型正常起降。 配有数量众多的加固弹药库和航空油库。 配有数量众多的加固弹药库和航空油库。
在停机坪可见大批加油机、运输机，还有少量直升机。 在停机坪可见大批加油机、运输机，还有少量直升机。 乌代德基地拥有完善的防空设施， 其爱国者导弹发射架指向伊朗方向。 这是位于巴林的贾法勒海军支援基地，
它是美军在中东的海上心脏，也是美国海军第五舰队司令部驻地。 该基地距离伊朗海岸仅200余公里。 该基地距离伊朗海岸仅200余公里。 基地内可见美国独立级濒海战斗舰、 基地内可见美国独立级濒海战斗舰、
英国23型护卫舰、巴林佩里级护卫舰等十余艘大小舰艇。 这是美军在中东规模最大的陆军基地，位于科威特首都南部的阿里夫坚军营。 它离伊朗就更近了，仅有百余公里。 它离伊朗就更近了，仅有百余公里。 最多能容纳13500名军事人员。
军营内拥有大量坦克、装甲车等重型装备， 停放着上千辆作战及运输车辆， 是美军应对所谓伊朗威胁的关键前沿基地。 是美军应对所谓伊朗威胁的关键前沿基地。 这是位于阿联酋的宰夫拉空军基地，
是美军在波斯湾南岸的核心空中据点。 距霍尔木兹海峡约200公里。 配备超大型航空油库、大量加固机堡和弹药库。 配备超大型航空油库、大量加固机堡和弹药库。 停机坪可见多架A-10攻击机和无人机。
不远处的防空导弹阵地部署爱国者防空系统。 同样，这里的发射架也指向伊朗方向。 这是位于沙特阿拉伯的苏丹王子空军基地， 它处于沙特首都利雅得东南约80公里的位置。 能辐射红海、波斯湾两个方向。
该基地拥有两条4000米跑道。 可以看到，机场中部停机坪有大量的加油机和运输机， 机库外还有一架F-15战斗机。 基地外，爱国者防空导弹发射架也指向伊朗方向。 基地外，爱国者防空导弹发射架也指向伊朗方向。
不仅如此，美国在约旦也有空军基地。 它距离耶路撒冷约150公里， 它距离耶路撒冷约150公里， 拥有两条3000米长的跑道和完善的战机维护、弹药储存设施。 它是美军在中东的关键前沿作战枢纽。
它是美军在中东的关键前沿作战枢纽。 在停机坪中可以看到F-35、F-16等战斗机，还有C-17运输机和无人机。 这是美国与土耳其合用的因吉尔利克空军基地， 也是北约在中东的重要支点。 这里储存的约50枚B61战术核弹，
使该基地兼具战略威慑与快速打击能力。 这是美军在叙利亚的核心前沿据点，坦夫基地。 它位于叙利亚、伊拉克、约旦三国交界处， 扼守M2高速公路咽喉， 该基地以特种作战和反恐为核心任务。
该基地以特种作战和反恐为核心任务。 纵观以上，我们可以看到， 美国依靠遍布中东的军事基地体系， 深度介入中东地区事务， 构建起强势的区域影响力。
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