Around 3,000-4,000 Overseas Filipino Workers inside US Military bases in the Gulf where advised by Middle East expert Emmanuel S. Geslani to take precautionary steps in case Iran unleashes retaliatory ballistic missile strikes against the 40,000 US troops and numerous bases of the US Central Command.
The US has tens of thousands of troops stationed in the Middle East, including at permanent bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Arab Gulf countries just across the Persian Gulf from Iran — and much closer than Israel
Al-Asad Air Base in western Iraq, the largest U.S. deployment in the country, has been a frequent target. There are 2,000 OFWS working in Western Iraq most of them inside the Al- Assad Air Base near Bagdad and a few other FOBs (Forward Operating Bases scattered in Norther Iraq including Erbil, Kurdistan Administrative Region.
In Bahrain, the US Navy’s 5th Fleet operates with around 8,000 personnel. Qatar hosts Al-Udeid Air Base, the forward headquarters of U.S. Central Command, which can accommodate up to 10,000 troops.
Camp Buehring, Ali al-Salem, and al-Dhafra are also key air bases located in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
US diplomatic missions in Iraq and Israel have also begun evacuating staff. Officials warn embassies could be targeted alongside military bases
