United States sending troops to bolster Saudi defenses after attack

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-aramco-usa-pentagon/united-states-sending-troops-to-bolster-saudi-defenses-after-attack-idUSKBN1W52K3

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom’s oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran.

The Pentagon said the deployment would involve a moderate number of troops – not numbering thousands – and would be primarily defensive in nature. It also detailed plans to expedite delivery of military equipment to both Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.