US to send troops to Saudi Arabia as tensions with Iran grow
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Gen Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of US Central Command, visited Saudi Arabia on Thursday The Pentagon has said US troops are being deployed to Saudi Arabia to defend American interests from "emergent credible threats". The move comes amid heightened tensions with Iran over the safety of shipping lanes in the Gulf. The kingdom has not hosted US forces since 2003 when they withdrew at the end of the war with Iraq. The US presence in Saudi Arabia started with Operation Desert Storm in ...
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