New: Satellite imagery captured by @planetlabs shows US military buildup at a Saudi Air base as the Trump administratiom prepares to deploy hundreds of US troops to the country.
Story w/ @barbarastarrcnn and analysis from @ArmsControlWonk https://t.co/9NFNc3Sora— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) July 18, 2019
Last month the administration announced it was sending 1,000 additional troops to the Middle East as Iran tensions flared but did not specify which countries they were going to.
The forces going to Saudi Arabia are part of this deployment.— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) July 18, 2019
Also worth remembering Trump is currently on his third acting defense secretary this year and his nominee for the permanent job, Mark Esper, is still awaiting confirmation. https://t.co/kg9W9ZSd4c
— Zachary Cohen (@ZcohenCNN) July 18, 2019