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Ramstein Air Base: What is Germany's role in the US war on Iran? - DW News
American armed forces have been in Germany for decades. With the US-Israeli war in Iran, the spotlight is once again on the Ramstein Air Base from which the US coordinates its operations in the Middle East. But for the locals whose economy relies on the American presence, the perspective is quite different.
Chapter Breakdown
0:00 DW's Tom Gennoy reports from Ramstein
6:25 William Alberque, Senior Fellow at Pacific Forum, former Director of NATO Arms Control, Disarmament, and WMD Non-Proliferation Centre (ACDC), on role of Ramstein