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US Senator Murphy says Pentagon denied him access to US base in Qatar

"I've never encountered anything like this in my time in the Senate," US Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said regarding what he alleges to be the US attempting to conceal details of the Iran war.

The Al Udeid Air Base is the largest US base in the region and has repeatedly been attacked by Iran during the war launched by the US and Israel in February.

"This trip confirmed for me that there is an active, unprecedented, unconstitutional effort underway to hide the costs of this war and the implications of this war from Congress and the American people," Murphy told a group of journalists in Riyadh, the second stop on his trip.

Many members of Congress, including some of President Donald Trump's Republicans, have been pushing his administration to provide them with more information about the cost of the war, strategy and casualties.

Hello, I am planning a trip in the coming months, but I have celiac disease which is sort of like a gluten allergy (it is technically an autoimmune disorder, not an allergy, but very small amounts of gluten containing cereals such as wheat, rye, and barley can make me extremely sick so I have to avoid cross-contamination in the same way as if I had a severe food allergy). Planning to visit Mashhad and Qum within Iran, another city or two if we're lucky. In Iraq, planning to visit Najaf, Karbala, Samarrah, and Khadimain. Does anyone have any advice for me on how to find food that is safe, how to navigate the cultural customs surrounding food given my situation, and any other relevant advice? I read that people with celiac disease in Iraq and Iran especially struggle a lot due to lack of awareness among the general population especially and lots of food being cooked with or prepared on shared surfaces with gluten containing cereals. I asked this question in a few places dedicated to celiac disease but I'm mostly getting troll answers so I thought it would be worth it to ask here in case anyone has any insight. Sorry it's pretty off topic!