The US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin warned today that the USA “They will not hesitate to act“military against any”organization” the “country” that will try to widen the conflict in the Middle East with each other Israel and her Hamas and take advantage of this extremely bad situation”, without however mentioning Iran or Hezbollah whom Israel accused today of “dragging Lebanon into war”.
Hours after the Pentagon announced a military buildup in the region in the face of recent escalations by Iran and its allies, Austin told ABC News that “to those allegedly seeking to escalate the conflict: Our advice is ‘don’t’. We reserve our right to self-defense and will not hesitate to act accordingly».
“In fact, what we see“, emphasized the Minister of Defense, “is the prospect of a significant escalation of attacks against our troops and civilians in the region».
“For those reasons, we will do what we need to do to ensure that our troops are well positioned, protected and have the ability to respond” should American interests be targeted, Austin further warned.
The US is sending additional air defense systems and a 3rd aircraft carrier to the Middle East
The US Department of Defense has announced the deployment of a THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) anti-missile system and more Patriots to the Middle East, in response to recent attacks against US troops in the region.
“After extensive discussions with President Biden regarding recent escalating actions by Iran and by adjacent (Tehran) forces in the Middle East, I today ordered a series of additional measures to further strengthen US positions in the region and Israel’s defenses,” the statement said. announcement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
According to her, the giant aircraft carrier Eisenhower will sail to the area, to reinforce the “Gerald Ford” which is already in Eastern Mediterranean.
The Eisenhower will reportedly pass through the Suez Canal for deployment in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea.
The last time the United States mobilized two aircraft carriers in the Middle East was in 2020, after a rocket attack on Camp Taji in Iraq that killed two American soldiers.
The US Secretary of Defense also announced that he raised to additional military force on standbywhich will be ready to be deployed in the area if deemed necessary.
However, he did not go into details about the number of American soldiers.
Source: News Beast
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