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Power in the Middle East is not only measured in diplomacy. It is mapped in runways, radar domes, and deep-water ports. From the Gulf’s narrow chokepoints to the Levant’s desert corridors, the United States maintains a network of key military facilities. These are not scattered outposts. They are anchors of a regional security architecture — naval command in Bahrain, air dominance in Qatar, logistics in Kuwait, surveillance in the UAE, missile defense in Saudi Arabia.