BIG: US military and intelligence officials are quietly discussing cutting forces in the Middle East once the Iran war ends.

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BIG: US military and intelligence officials are quietly discussing cutting forces in the Middle East once the Iran war ends. The CIA's Riyadh outpost was "effectively destroyed." Bases in Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait have all been hit. The Navy's top admiral said troops won't return to Bahrain "anytime soon." Some officials are considering whether sensitive missions can be done without permanent bases — fly in, execute, fly home. The Pentagon may simply not rebuild some des