Pentagon Deploying Ships, Fighters to Boost Mideast Presence
- Moves taken as Iran threatens to hit Israel after killings
- Many of the steps announced will take weeks to achieve
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Source: US Navy
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The Pentagon is bolstering its presence in the Middle East with ships, fighter planes and ballistic missile defense vessels as Israel faces threats from Iran to avenge assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.
The moves announced Friday by the Defense Department came a day after the White House said President Joe Biden promised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the US would provide new “defensive US military deployments.”