WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defenses against potential Iranian threats , U.S. officials said.
1 / 5Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, center, and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan, second from left, arrive to speak to members of the media after a classified briefing for members of Congress on Iran, Tuesday, May 21, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Thursday morning's meeting comes as tensions with Iran continue to simmer, and it wasn't clear if a decision would be made during the session. Any move to deploy more forces to the Middle East would signal a shift for President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly emphasized the need to reduce America's troop presence in the region.
Pompeo and Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan told lawmakers the U.S. is seeking to deter, not provoke, Iran, even while accusing Tehran of threatening U.S. interests in the Mideast. Shanahan told reporters,"Our biggest focus at this point is to prevent Iranian miscalculation." Air Force Col. Patrick Ryder, spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, declined to comment, saying,"As a matter of long-standing policy, we are not going to discuss or speculate on potential or alleged future operations or plans."
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