US to send 1,500 extra troops to Middle East amid tensions
Posted on AllSides May 26th, 2019
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The US is to send 1,500 troops to the Middle East to counter the "ongoing threat posed by Iranian forces", the acting defence secretary says.
Congress has been notified about the plans, Patrick Shanahan said in a statement. Fighter jets, drones and other weaponry will also be deployed.
President Donald Trump announced the move earlier on Friday. He said the deployment was "relatively small".
A top US official has accused Iran directly of attacking oil tankers.
