Friday, July 19, 2019

More U.S. Troops And F-22s Headed To Saudi Arabia Amid Rising Tensions With Iran



Daily Mail: Trump will send 500 troops and F-22 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia and U.S. general says Pentagon will work 'aggressively' to protect oil shipments after Iran seizes foreign tanker

* Pentagon will deploy 500 U.S. troops to an air base east of Riyadh
* Upgrading airstrip to support stealth F-22 Raptor jets and other aircraft
* Move is a counterweight to new aggression from Iran, which says it seized a 'foreign tanker' in the Gulf
* Satellite photos show troop and equipment moving to the Prince Sultan Air Base

The Trump administration is planning to send 500 U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia to bolster the kingdom's defenses against Iran.

CNN reported Thursday that the Prince Sultan Air Base, in a desert east of Riyadh, will get a Patriot missile battery and an upgraded airfield runway. A small number of troops and support staff are already there.

The Pentagon intends to fly stealth F-22 Raptor jets and other aircraft from the base. Its remote location is thought to be difficult for Iranian missiles to strike.

The new deployment is one part of a 1,000-troop boost that the administration announced last month. Congress reportedly got a heads-up about the troops and will have more formal notification next week.

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More News On U.S. Troops And F-22s Heading To Saudi Arabia

US preparing to send hundreds of troops to Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions -- CNN
U.S. to Send About 500 More Troops to Saudi Arabia -- The New York Times
More US troops to head to Mideast amid rising tensions with Iran, reports say -- Stars and Stripes
As tensions with Iran mount, reports say US readying 500 troops to deploy to Saudi Arabia -- Military Times
Satellite images ‘show US military buildup in Saudi Arabia’ amid Iran tensions -- The Independent
Intel: US troop boost a warning shot at Iran -- Jack Detsch, Al-Monitor

9 comments:

fred said...

Europe’s Future Will Be Decided in North Africa

Anonymous said...

Europe’s Future Will Be Decided in North Africa

That might be true, but only because socialist assholes taxed the shit out of people and discourage them from having children with a heavy tax burden and running down their culture.

The Europe of the Future will not have a single Jew.

Congrats liberals, you did what Hitler could not achieve.

Liberals are Fucking Morons.

Andrew Jackson said...

Death to the EU!!!!!!!!!

Bob Huntley said...

Inane comments from an inane source.

Anonymous said...

"Inane comments from an inane source."

Talk about irony!

;-)

Anonymous said...

selfie anon?

Anonymous said...

Bob is clearly inane. All he has is Murica bashing, ad hominem attacks and lies.

So when he calls someone inane, it is ironic.

Anonymous said...

BOB IS OK...YOU, NOT SO

Anonymous said...

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