Each star on this map marks the location of a military base of the United States - in Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, other Gulf states, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and into the …stans.  The blue in the center (not well distinguished from the Caspian Sea and other water) is Iran.

Each star on this map marks the location of a military base of the United States - in Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, other Gulf states, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and into the …stans.  The blue in the center (not well distinguished from the Caspian Sea and other water) is Iran.