US Sends Patriot Batteries To Defend Critical Gulf Energy Assets As Trump Weighs Renewed Iran Strikes

US Sends Patriot Batteries To Defend Critical Gulf Energy Assets As Trump Weighs Renewed Iran Strikes The US has deployed two additional Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to protect energy infrastructure from aerial threats, according to a new report, reinforcing the urgent need to defend allied energy infrastructure ahead of potential renewed strikes on Iran. The report came before Thursday's news that the Department of War is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the region. Axios reported late Thursday that one Patriot battery was sent last month to protect a key Saudi oil facility, while another was deployed to defend a natural gas plant in Qatar. "The U.S....

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