Democratic senator says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar ‘to hide the costs’ of Iran war

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Sen. Chris Murphy says the Pentagon denied him access to a U.S. military base in Qatar during a Middle East trip. He accused the Trump administration of trying to conceal damage and costs related to the Iran war.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), says the Pentagon blocked him from a key U.S. military base in Qatar while he traveling in the Middle East, accusing the Trump administration of trying to hide damage caused by the Iran war.   Murphy, who traveled to Doha, Qatar, and later Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a congressional delegation,…