Pentagon weighing move to send more troops to Middle East to deter conflict
Pentagon weighing move to send more troops to Middle East to deter conflict over attack on Saudi oil fields
The Trump administration is currently weighing whether to send more troops, including air defense units, to the Middle East to prevent possible conflict over last weekend's attack on two Saudi Arabian oil sites, defense officials told Fox News on Thursday. Gen. Kenneth Mackenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, has requested more air defense units but the White House has not yet approved the request, officials said. Additional Patriot air defense batteries could help shore up the holes in Saudi Arabia's air defense units.
The Trump administration is currently weighing whether to send more troops, including air defense units, to the Middle East to prevent possible conflict over last weekend's attack on two Saudi Arabian oil sites, defense officials told Fox News on Thursday. Gen. Kenneth Mackenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, has requested more air defense units but the White House has not yet approved the request, officials said. Additional Patriot air defense batteries could help shore up the holes in Saudi Arabia's air defense units.
President Trump is expected to meet with his top national security officials at the White House on Friday and could make a decision on deploying additional troops soon after. U.S. officials have blamed Iran for Saturday's attack on Saudi Aramco's Abqaiq oil processing plant and another oil field just to the south.
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