General Kenneth McKenzie says boosting US military presence would 'complicate an adversary's ability' to target kingdom. FMTNews Saudi Oil
MANAMA: The United States and France are boosting Saudi Arabia’s radar systems following crippling drone and cruise missile attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure in September, which Washington blames on Iran.
Tehran denies involvement in the strikes that initially halved the crude output of the world’s top oil exporter and led the United States to send thousands of troops and military hardware to the kingdom. McKenzie said boosting the US military presence at Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh, in addition to large bases in Qatar and Bahrain, would “complicate an adversary’s ability to target you”.
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir told the IISS Manama Dialogue that Riyadh was consulting with its allies about what measures would be taken against Iran after the investigation concluded. He gave no timeframe. “We have seen a deliberate, gradual US disengagement,” Parly said, citing also US inaction over a 2013 chemical attack in Syria and this year’s downing of an American drone by Iran.
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