US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar

(Amends word order in paragraph 1)By Timour AzhariRIYADH, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy said the US Department of Defense denied him access to a key US military base in Qatar during a visit to the Middle East, describing it as part of a US government effort to conceal the impact of the Iran war.The Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The Al Udeid Air Base is the largest US base in the region and has repeatedly been attacked by Iran during the war

Source: Al-Monitor