WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is considering a US military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid ...
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is considering a US military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two US officials on Wednesday .
The Pentagon regularly receives - and declines - requests for additional resources from US combatant commands throughout the world.It is unclear if any specific request will ultimately be presented to the White House. The request for 5,000 additional troops was first reported by Reuters.This appeared to be the latest request for additional resources in the face of what US officials have said are credible threats from Iran against US forces and American interests in the Middle East.
Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday that while threats from Iran in the Middle East remained high, deterrence measures taken by the Pentagon had"put on hold" the potential for attacks on Americans. US government sources told Reuters last week they believe Iran encouraged Houthi militants or Iraq-based Shi'ite militias to carry out attacks on tanker ships off the United Arab Emirates.
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