(Asharq Al-Awsat-UK) Abdulrahman Al-Rashed - The experimental transfer of the U.S. Air Force Combined Air and Space Operations Center from al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar to the U.S. amounts to a "dress rehearsal." The move suggests that Washington is preparing for the prospect of war and feels it is critical to fine-tune its air operations out of al-Udeid, which could be the first target in the event of conflict between the U.S. and Iran. While Iranian propaganda keeps claiming that Iran is capable of destroying U.S. power in the Gulf, the truth is just the opposite. Washington's hesitation reflects a political logic that finds it preferable to exercise economic pressure on the Iranian regime and force it to retreat, rather than wage a war.
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