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Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Russian forces reportedly took satellite images of the U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia shortly before an Iranian attack last month that injured a dozen American troops and destroyed expensive aircraft.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Even so, it has been suggested that the plane was hijacked and flown to Russia, or the US airbase on the island of Diego Garcia; others have said it could have been shot down.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni refused to let the United States use an air base in Sicily to launch attacks on Iran.
—Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
Russian forces reportedly took satellite images of the U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia shortly before an Iranian attack last month that injured a dozen American troops and destroyed expensive aircraft.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
Iran’s retaliatory strikes have since targeted Gulf nations and also a British airbase in Cyprus.
—Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
Even so, it has been suggested that the plane was hijacked and flown to Russia, or the US airbase on the island of Diego Garcia; others have said it could have been shot down.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20base. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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