RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince approved the deployment of additional United States (US) troops and equipment, after an attack last month on the kingdom’s oil facilities, state news agency SPA said on Saturday.
The US announced the deployment of around 3,000 troops to the Gulf state, including fighter squadrons, an air expeditionary wing and air defense personnel, amid heightened tensions with Saudi’s arch-rival Iran.
President Donald Trump said the Saudis agreed to pay for the deployment.
The SPA report said only that it came in the context of “historic relations and (a) well-established partnership” between the two countries.(Reuters)
