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Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 The missile and drone strikes targeted Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base, located outside the capital Riyadh. —Npr Staff, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 Even so, it has been suggested that the plane was hijacked and flown to Russia, or the US airbase on the island of Diego Garcia; others have said it could have been shot down. —The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base
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When Russia briefly used an Iranian air base in 2016 to strike targets in Syria, domestic backlash in Tehran was so fierce that the agreement was reversed within a week. —Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 The missile and drone strikes targeted Saudi Arabia's Prince Sultan air base, located outside the capital Riyadh. —Npr Staff, NPR, 29 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s retaliatory strikes have since targeted Gulf nations and also a British airbase in Cyprus. —Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 Even so, it has been suggested that the plane was hijacked and flown to Russia, or the US airbase on the island of Diego Garcia; others have said it could have been shot down. —The Week Uk, TheWeek, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for air base
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