A statement issued on said:Pentagon“: “In line with our commitments to protect and defend American citizens and forces in the Middle East Israel“And to reduce escalation through deterrence and diplomacy, the Secretary of Defense ordered the deployment of additional ballistic missile defense destroyers, a fighter squadron, and several US Air Force B-52 long-range bombers to the region.”
The statement added: “These forces will begin arriving in the coming months as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group prepares to depart.”
He continued: “These deployments are based on the recent decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in Israel as well as the continued position of the Ministry of Defense’s Maritime Amphibious Expeditionary Unit in eastern Mediterranean Sea“.
The statement stressed that these moves: “demonstrate the flexible nature of the United States’ global defense posture and its ability to deploy around the world on short notice to confront evolving national security threats.”
The statement concluded by saying: “Secretary Lloyd Austin continues to make clear that if exploited Iran Or its partners or agents at this moment to target American individuals or interests in the region, the United States will take all necessary measures to defend our people.”
A Sky News Arabia correspondent quoted American sources as saying that 12 B-52 bombers will be stationed in the region in the coming hours.
Israel, which considers the United States its main ally, has been locked in a conflict with Iran and its regional allies since the start of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023.
And in addition to agitationAlso facing Israel Hezbollah Lebanon on its northern border.
And he attacked Israeli army On October 26, military targets were targeted in Iran in response to an Iranian missile attack targeting Israel on the first of the same month.