Retired Army Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer told Newsmax that with the Iron Dome apparently “depleted,” the Biden administration reached a deal with Israel to send American troops to operate the United States’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in exchange for Israel not striking Iranian civilians or critical infrastructure.

The United States will send a THAAD battery to Israel, along with the troops needed to operate it, the Pentagon said Sunday, even as Iran warned Washington to keep American military forces out of Israel.

Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon spokesman, said in a statement that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of the THAAD battery at the direction of President Joe Biden. He said the system will help bolster Israel’s air defenses following Iran’s ballistic missile attacks on Israel in April and October.

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