BREAKING: The Pentagon is sending an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East in response to recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that the U.S. blames on Iran
The Pentagon is dispatching an additional 1,000 troops to the Middle East in response to recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman that the United States blames on Iran.
"The recent Iranian attacks validate the reliable, credible intelligence we have received on hostile behavior by Iranian forces and their proxy groups that threaten United States personnel and interests across the region," acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said in a statement announcing the deployment. The additional forces are "for defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats in the Middle East," the statement added.
Those deployments came in response to what the Pentagon and White House called signs of possible impending attacks by Iran or its proxies against U.S. forces or interests. Last Friday, Shanahan told reports that he and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford were “making sure that General McKenzie and the Central Command have the resources and support they need to conduct their missions.”
The statement did not describe the forces being sent in the latest wave. Last month’s deployments included Patriot antiaircraft missile units to defend U.S. troops in the region from missile attacks.
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