The United States is preparing to move troops and military capabilities to help defend Israel from a retaliatory strike by Iran.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pledged the support during a call Friday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, though U.S. defense officials said a decision on which units and capabilities would be shifted had not yet been made.
“The secretary reiterated ironclad support for Israel’s security and informed the minister of additional measures to include ongoing and future defensive force posture changes that the department will take to support the defense of Israel,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said during a briefing with reporters.
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