U.S.: Iran Draws Washington Deeper Into the Middle East

On Sept. 26, the United States announced it was sending yet another batch of military forces to the Persian Gulf in the wake of Iran's latest attack against Saudi Arabia. The deployment includes a U.S. Patriot missile defense battery and four Sentinel radar systems, along with an additional 200 personnel to operate the equipment. The deployment of these additional forces represents a significant shift away from previous U.S. efforts to decrease its military presence in the Middle East and, in turn, focus its attention on threats posed by Russia and China in the European and Asia-Pacific theaters....