“At present, I do not expect any significant sending of forces to the region,” Espera quotes TASS.
According to him, reports that Washington has such plans do not correspond to reality.
Esper also spoke about the Pentagon’s “ongoing assessments” of the situation in the Middle East and other regions to decide on the need to send additional forces there.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said he did not intend to send a contingent of 12 thousand troops to Saudi Arabia.
On December 6, Fox News reported that the United States could send an additional contingent of 7,000 soldiers to the Middle East to counter Iran.
About whether Trump will continue to increase the US contingent in Saudi Arabia, - in the material RT.