The Pentagon is reviewing whether to reduce the U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf after the war with Iran exposed vulnerabilities at major American bases through repeated Iranian attacks. Options under consideration include moving troops and assets westward to Jordan, Israel and Saudi Arabia rather than rebuilding damaged facilities in the Gulf. No official decision has been made, and any permanent change in troop deployments would require approval from senior U.S. administration officials. The reassessment builds on earlier internal analysis over whether the Iran war could reshape the U.S. military footprint in the region and how to handle bases damaged during the conflict.