US Sending Antimissile System, Crew To Israel To Bolster Defenses Against Iran

A Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system is seen in an undated photo released by the U.S. Defense Department. (Credit: Lockheed Martin via U.S. Defense Department)

The U.S. is sending Israel a sophisticated anti-missile system and the crew needed to operate it, prompting an Iranian official to warn that America was putting the "lives of its troops at risk."

President Joe Biden directed the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery and military personnel to "help bolster Israel's air defenses following Iran's unprecedented attacks" on April 13 and Oct. 1, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said Sunday.