▲ US troops preparing to be dispatched to the Middle East


The two nations are preparing for possible armed conflict as the Middle East is on the brink of the US military's elimination and Iran's retaliation.

The Pentagon recently deployed additional Special Forces troops in the Middle East, citing an anonymous Pentagon official.

Officials say one of the troops that was sent includes one company of the 75th Ranger Regiment, the core of ground combat troops under the US Army Special Warfare Command (ASOC).

Ranger companies usually consist of 150-200 people.

The United States has already begun additional deployment of 3,500 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to strengthen its defenses in the Middle East.

The number of special warfare troops dispatched is less, but Politico says it will increase the US's ability to attack in the Middle East.

Ranger, an alert squad, specializes in raids to kill or capture enemy captains.

In 2006, during the war in Iraq, they were used to find spies and Iranian-backed Shi'ite militia leaders.

The US-led international alliance, formed to repel the Islamic State (IS), a Sunni extremist terrorist organization, has also turned to defense with Iran's provocations in mind.

The United Nations military said in a statement that it was suspending operations to clear the IS remnant.

To focus on protecting troops and bases in Iraq.

The United Nations Forces noted that Iraqi forces and US citizens were killed in the recent attacks by Iraqi pro-Israeli Shiite militant Katav-Hezbollah. Explained.

"We have limited our ability to train and support our allies to fight Iiedae (the Arabic abbreviation of IS)," he said.

Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Fat White on Twitter said that protecting US troops is "our top priority."

The move came after Iran's military commander Gerd Soleimani, commander of the Revolutionary Guard Kuds Army, declared that he would launch "harvest retaliation" after the US raid.

Iran's chief military adviser, Hosein Deghgan, told CNN that the target would be "military, and will target military installations." I made it clear.

Iranian troops are also fully prepared.

Reuters quotes an anonymous US official and reports that Iran's missile units are in an enhanced emergency wait.

The official did not provide specific information on whether Iran's missile units are currently targeting specific targets.

He told the news that the state of Iran's posture is for defense or attack, but the United States is watching.

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