Trump Focuses on Defending Saudis, Not Striking Iran, for Now
Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announced Friday that the United States would deploy a modest number of troops to the Persian Gulf in response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities./ WASHINGTON — President Trump is sending a modest deployment of American troops to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with air and missile defense systems, in response to the attacks on Saudi oil facilities, which the administration blames on Iran. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper called the decision, which came ...
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