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US bringing missile defense systems to Iraq in bid to protect troops against 'potential Iranian attack' – CENTCOM

10-3-2020 < RT 27 194 words
 


10 Mar, 2020 16:12





Pulling out the ‘Iran threat’ card, Washington has announced it is in the process of installing “air defense systems” and “ballistic missile defense systems [in] Iraq,” the head of the US Central Command has said.



US Marine Corps General Kenneth McKenzie revealed his country’s latest military maneuver in the Middle East during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday.



We are also in the process of bringing air defense systems, ballistic missile defense systems, into Iraq in particular, to protect ourselves against another potential Iranian attack.



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