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US set to deploy air defense systems to protect regional interests

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  • Source: Wall Street Journal
  • 25 Oct 2023 04:12
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The US is seeking to deploy air defense systems across the Arab world in hopes of protecting its regional interests given they have been declared "legitimate targets".

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  • In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, American soldiers inspect the site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq. (AP)
    In this Jan. 13, 2020, file photo, American soldiers inspect the site of Iranian bombing at Ain al-Assad air base in Anbar, Iraq. (AP)

As the tension across the Arab world intensifies and given that US interests have been directly threatened if a regional war explodes, the United States has sought to deploy about a dozen air defense systems.

According to The Wall Street Journal, which referenced US defense officials, the US military has been seeking to deploy at least 12 air defense systems prior to the Israeli ground invasion into Gaza that has been allegedly anticipated to take place later this month.

It is important to note that "Israel" has been warned by various groups coordinating together as part of the Axis of Resistance that in the event of a ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, the war will expand to entail multiple fronts, noting that all US bases in the region will also be prone to attacks.

The US Defense Department has allegedly brought forth, from Fort Bliss, Texas, a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery for use against ballistic missiles to be stationed in Saudi Arabia. 

Moreover, at least 11 MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile systems were transferred from both Fort Liberty, North Carolina and Fort Sill, Oklahoma to be stationed in Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.

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