NBC: America intends to increase its military presence in the region
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency Quoting Rashatoudi, NBC News television channel claimed, citing two sources who did not want to be named, that following the assassination of Seyed Hasan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, plans to increase its military presence in the region after the Zionist regime’s air attack on Beirut.
According to these two American officials, the army of this country has considered its options for sending more troops to the region in authorized by Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense. Also, according to these sources, Austin has discussed these options with President Joe Biden and security officials of this country. NBC News wrote that although no immediate decision has been made yet, Austin has the authority to send additional forces to the region.
At the beginning of this month, the Pentagon, with the aim of strengthening its military presence in the Middle East, in the midst of tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, acted He sent troops to the region. According to NBC, there are currently about 40,000 American forces, including more than 10 warships, in the region.
American officials have told this network that the Pentagon considers this number of additional forces sufficient to deal with possible challenges, but It may apply reforms and changes in the air defense sector and other capabilities. Also, according to this media, Washington is ready to evacuate American citizens from the region if necessary.
Following the martyrdom of Seyed Hassan Nasrallah in the Israeli airstrike on Beirut, tensions in the Middle East have intensified. . In recent weeks, Tel Aviv has assassinated several military commanders of the Lebanese Islamic Resistance in brutal attacks that began with the explosion of pagers and communication equipment of Hezbollah members as well as civilians.
After the assassination of Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah of Lebanon pledged to “wage jihad against the enemy in support of Gaza and Palestine will continue.”
The leader of the Islamic Revolution also announced in a message after the martyrdom of the Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah that “the strikes of the resistance front The worn-out and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be more crushing.”
U.S. officials, who did not want to be named, told the Washington Post that Joe Biden’s administration is trying to escalate tensions. prepares and added that “it is difficult to predict what may happen in the coming days and the main threat is the risk of Iran’s response to terror.”
