{"id":31172,"date":"2026-03-15T08:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31172"},"modified":"2026-03-15T08:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:23:00","slug":"base-effect-us-power-projection-and-the-danger-of-dispersion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=31172","title":{"rendered":"Base effect: US power projection and the danger of dispersion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/US-Bases.png?fit=1024%2C577&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Before the US and Israeli attacks against Iran and Iran\u2019s retaliation, you\u2019d be excused if you didn\u2019t know that the US has a plethora of military bases in the Middle East \u2013 that have now been targeted by Tehran \u2013 and around the world. 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