The newest batch of troops and missiles joins a steady stream of military assets the Pentagon has been sending to the region for months, parallel to the "maximum pressure" campaign of sanctions against Iran. Tehran has repeatedly said that any attack on Iran would be met with a disproportionate and devastating response against both US assets and allies like Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Igatsha elisha kakhulu lamabutho leziqhumane lingena ohlelweni lwempahla yamasosha ebeyithunyelwa i-Pentagon esifundeni izinyanga, kuhambisana nomkhankaso wezijeziso ze-Iran "ingcindezi enkulukazi". UTehran ubelokhu ethi noma okuphi ukuhlaselwa kwe-Iran kuzohlangatshezanwa nakho ngendlela engalingani nekhathazayo maqondana nempahla yase-US kanye namazwe ahambisana nayo njengeSaudi Arabia ne-UAE.