The U.S. decision to deploy more troops to the Middle East amid simmering tensions with Iran is 'highly dangerous,' the country's foreign minister warned Saturday.
A proposal involving a surge in troops as high as 10,000 had been circulating in media reports over the past couple of days. But the plan outlined by defense officials Friday is far more modest.
Shanahan added that sending the military assets to the region will"improve our force protection and safeguard U.S. forces given the ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces, including the and its proxies."
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