{"id":471658,"date":"2025-06-16T19:39:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/u-s-deploys-additional-forces-to-the-middle-east\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T19:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T23:39:54","slug":"u-s-deploys-additional-forces-to-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/international\/u-s-deploys-additional-forces-to-the-middle-east\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. deploys additional forces to the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"The United States is deploying additional capabilities in the Middle East with the aim of protecting US forces in the region, reported<\/a> this Monday the country's Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth.\n\nIn a post on his X account, the head of the Pentagon announced that over the weekend he had ordered \"the deployment of additional capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Central Command.\" \"The protection of U.S. forces is our top priority, and these deployments are intended to improve our defensive position<\/strong> in the region,\" the text clarifies.\n\n\n

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Previously, Military Watch Magazine (MWM) reported<\/a> that the U.S. Air Force has deployed a large number of tanker aircraft, of the KC-135 and KC-46 types,<\/strong> across the Atlantic, amid the exchange of bombings between Israel and Iran. The media noted that by Sunday afternoon there were more than 30 of these aircraft in the area.<\/p>\n\n\nFurthermore, MWM assumes that the transfer of tanker aircraft may be intended to refuel US Air Force fighters and bombers<\/strong> in case the White House opts for greater involvement in the current conflict in the Middle East. The media outlet stated that Washington is already actively participating in the hostilities and has deployed THAAD air defense systems and AEGIS destroyers, as support to repel Iranian ballistic missiles launched against Israeli targets. It has reportedly also provided intelligence support<\/strong> and satellite guidance<\/strong> for Israeli guided weapons.\n\nMeanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, denounced<\/a> on Sunday that the North American country is an accomplice of the Israeli attacks and must assume its responsibility. \"We have irrefutable evidence of the support of US forces in the region for Israel's campaigns. We have observed with attention and we have numerous pieces of evidence<\/strong> of how US forces have helped the regime,\" he declared.\n\n\n