The Pentagon Friday approved the deployment of 1,500 more troops to the Middle East as tensions continue over threats to U.S. forces by Iran or its proxies
, President Donald Trump announced.
In a statement, acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said the deployments include another Patriot air defense battalion, reconnaissance aircraft, an engineering unit for force protection and a fighter aircraft squadron. The deployments come as U.S. officials have sought to tamp down some of the rhetoric since national security adviser John Bolton announced May 5 that the initial forces were being deployed to confront Iranian threats to American interests.Sign up for Morning Defense, a daily briefing on Washington's national security apparatus.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
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