A New York Times report details that Iranian strikes early in the US-Iran war destroyed the majority of the U.S. Navy's logistics infrastructure in Bahrain, the UAE, and Oman. The losses forced the Navy to relocate its logistics hub to Diego Garcia, over 3,500 km away, contributing to supply problems aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
A New York Times report cited by Middle East Spectator discloses that Iranian strikes at the outset of the US-Iran war destroyed the majority of U.S. Navy logistics infrastructure in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. The destruction forced the Navy to relocate its logistics hub to Diego Garcia, a small island over 3,500 kilometers from the Gulf of Oman, creating supply difficulties for the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). As The Zioneer reported at 11:25 Jerusalem, an earlier NYT report focused on a strike that destroyed a major logistics center at the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain; this account expands the scope of damage to include the UAE and Oman and describes the losses as the majority of regional logistics capacity. The report is based on a single NYT article; no independent confirmation from the U.S. Navy or CENTCOM has been released regarding the scale of infrastructure destruction.
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