US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar
By Timour AzhariRIYADH, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said on Tuesday that the Department of Defense denied him access to a key military base in Qatar during a visit to theMiddle East, describing it as part of a US government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.The Al Udeid Air Base is the largest US base in the region and has repeatedly been attacked by Iran during the war launched by the US and Israel in February.
