国际英语资讯:U.S. to deploy about 1,000 additional troops to Middle East
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,000 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="amid">amid</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="Acting">Acting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="Shanahan">Shanahan</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 1,000 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="defensive">defensive</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="naval">naval</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span>," <span word="Shanahan">Shanahan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="acting">acting</span> <span word="Pentagon">Pentagon</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> (<span word="CENTCOM">CENTCOM</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consultation">consultation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tankers">tankers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Oman">Oman</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="denied">denied</span>.</p>
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