{"id":1,"date":"2019-09-19T18:03:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T18:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/box5241\/cgi\/addon_GT.cgi?s=GT::WP::Install::EIG+%28fspqdjmy%29+-+10.0.87.65+%5BWordPress%3b+\/var\/hp\/common\/lib\/WordPress.pm%3b+253%3b+Hosting::gap_call%5D\/?p=1"},"modified":"2019-09-23T05:03:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T05:03:26","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnt.org\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Trump will send troops to Middle East in response to attack on Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/724697\/trump-nov2017.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>  <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/46653\/john-fritze\/\">J<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/46653\/john-fritze\/\">oh<\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/46653\/john-fritze\/\">n Fritze and&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/staff\/1849\/david-jackson\/\">David Jackson<\/a>, USA TODAY<\/strong> Published 7:02 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2019 |&nbsp;<strong>Updated 7:26 p.m. ET Sept. 20, 2019<\/strong>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON&nbsp;\u2013 Secretary of Defense&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/onpolitics\/2019\/09\/20\/onpolitics-iran-saudis-and-oil-field-fire\/2373326001\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Esper said Friday the U.S. will send troops to the Middle East<\/a>&nbsp;in response to an attack last weekend on Saudi Arabian oil facilities, but officials offered few specifics about the scope of that response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Blaming Iran for a &#8220;significant escalation of violence,&#8221; Esper said nations in the region requested U.S. assistance.&nbsp;Esper described the mission as &#8220;defensive&#8221; and officials said it would be a &#8220;moderate&#8221; deployment and &#8220;not thousands&#8221; of troops.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which will be defensive in nature and primarily focused on air and missile defense,\u201d Esper told reporters. &#8220;The United States does not seek conflict with Iran.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esper offered few details about how many service members would be deployed.&nbsp;General Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the Pentagon would provide additional details next week.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esper said the requests had been made by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration has been seeking to craft a response to the attack and on Friday had slapped a&nbsp;new round sanctions on Tehran. 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