The USA claimed that it sent additional Patriot batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar after a possible attack on Iran.

It was claimed that the USA sent two more Patriot batteries to the region to protect oil and natural gas facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. According to Axios, citing sources who wish to remain anonymous, the United States wants to give confidence to Qatar and Saudi Arabia to protect important energy facilities in case President Donald Trump launches a renewed attack on Iran.

While Trump was planning a major attack on Iran's energy infrastructure in early August, Saudi Arabia and Qatar expressed their concerns about Iran attacking the oil and natural gas facilities of these two countries in retaliation. US officials then stated that Trump chose to apply economic pressure on Iran instead of attacking. Last month, the United States sent another Patriot battery to Saudi Arabia to protect an important oil facility. A Patriot battery was sent to Qatar to protect the natural gas facility.

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However, it was reported that the USA is preparing to send the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and another marine infantry division to the Middle East. It was claimed that 9,000 to 10,000 additional US soldiers were planned to be deployed to the region within the scope of the shipment. It was claimed that the decision was taken following US President Donald Trump's threats that they would attack Iran again after the midterm elections in November. The Hill newspaper wrote that USS Theodore Roosevelt set out for the Middle East to replace one of the ships in the region.