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US helps Israel shoot down barrage of Iranian missiles

US helps Israel shoot down barrage of Iranian missiles

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American air defence systems and navy assets in the Middle East helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles that Tehran launched in response to Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and top military leaders, US officials say.
The US has both ground-based Patriot missile defence systems and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems in the region capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, which Iran fired in multiple barrages in retaliation for Israel's initial attack.
Naval assets also were involved in assisting Israel on Friday as Iran fired missiles at Tel Aviv, one official said.
The United States also is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to the strikes.
The navy had directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean and had directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward so it could be available if requested by the White House, US officials said.
American fighter jets also are patrolling the sky in the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, and air bases in the region are taking additional security precautions, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
President Donald Trump met his National Security Council principals on Friday to discuss options.
The forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to protect personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran.
Typically, about 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, according to a US official.
That number surged as high as 43,000 last October amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran as well as continuous attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The navy has additional assets that it could send to the Middle East if needed, particularly its aircraft carriers and the warships that sail with them.
USS Carl Vinson is in the Arabian Sea - the only aircraft carrier in the region.
The carrier USS Nimitz is in the Indo-Pacific and could be directed towards the Middle East if needed, and USS George Washington just left its port in Japan and could also be directed to the region, one official said.
American air defence systems and navy assets in the Middle East helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles that Tehran launched in response to Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and top military leaders, US officials say.
The US has both ground-based Patriot missile defence systems and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems in the region capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, which Iran fired in multiple barrages in retaliation for Israel's initial attack.
Naval assets also were involved in assisting Israel on Friday as Iran fired missiles at Tel Aviv, one official said.
The United States also is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to the strikes.
The navy had directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean and had directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward so it could be available if requested by the White House, US officials said.
American fighter jets also are patrolling the sky in the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, and air bases in the region are taking additional security precautions, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
President Donald Trump met his National Security Council principals on Friday to discuss options.
The forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to protect personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran.
Typically, about 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, according to a US official.
That number surged as high as 43,000 last October amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran as well as continuous attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The navy has additional assets that it could send to the Middle East if needed, particularly its aircraft carriers and the warships that sail with them.
USS Carl Vinson is in the Arabian Sea - the only aircraft carrier in the region.
The carrier USS Nimitz is in the Indo-Pacific and could be directed towards the Middle East if needed, and USS George Washington just left its port in Japan and could also be directed to the region, one official said.
American air defence systems and navy assets in the Middle East helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles that Tehran launched in response to Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and top military leaders, US officials say.
The US has both ground-based Patriot missile defence systems and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems in the region capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, which Iran fired in multiple barrages in retaliation for Israel's initial attack.
Naval assets also were involved in assisting Israel on Friday as Iran fired missiles at Tel Aviv, one official said.
The United States also is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to the strikes.
The navy had directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean and had directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward so it could be available if requested by the White House, US officials said.
American fighter jets also are patrolling the sky in the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, and air bases in the region are taking additional security precautions, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
President Donald Trump met his National Security Council principals on Friday to discuss options.
The forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to protect personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran.
Typically, about 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, according to a US official.
That number surged as high as 43,000 last October amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran as well as continuous attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The navy has additional assets that it could send to the Middle East if needed, particularly its aircraft carriers and the warships that sail with them.
USS Carl Vinson is in the Arabian Sea - the only aircraft carrier in the region.
The carrier USS Nimitz is in the Indo-Pacific and could be directed towards the Middle East if needed, and USS George Washington just left its port in Japan and could also be directed to the region, one official said.
American air defence systems and navy assets in the Middle East helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles that Tehran launched in response to Israeli strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and top military leaders, US officials say.
The US has both ground-based Patriot missile defence systems and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense systems in the region capable of intercepting ballistic missiles, which Iran fired in multiple barrages in retaliation for Israel's initial attack.
Naval assets also were involved in assisting Israel on Friday as Iran fired missiles at Tel Aviv, one official said.
The United States also is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East in response to the strikes.
The navy had directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean and had directed a second destroyer to begin moving forward so it could be available if requested by the White House, US officials said.
American fighter jets also are patrolling the sky in the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, and air bases in the region are taking additional security precautions, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
President Donald Trump met his National Security Council principals on Friday to discuss options.
The forces in the region have been taking precautionary measures for days, including having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to protect personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran.
Typically, about 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, according to a US official.
That number surged as high as 43,000 last October amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran as well as continuous attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
The navy has additional assets that it could send to the Middle East if needed, particularly its aircraft carriers and the warships that sail with them.
USS Carl Vinson is in the Arabian Sea - the only aircraft carrier in the region.
The carrier USS Nimitz is in the Indo-Pacific and could be directed towards the Middle East if needed, and USS George Washington just left its port in Japan and could also be directed to the region, one official said.

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