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US Adds To Israel’s Protection Or Crosses Iran’s ‘Red Line’ By Deploying THAAD, Troops To Tel Aviv? The United States is sending an advanced missile defence system to Israel, along with about 100 American troops to operate it. This was revealed by the Pentagon in an official announcement over the weekend. It is the first deployment of US forces to Israel since the Hamas-led attacks there on Oct. 7, 2023.President Joe Biden directed his Défence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system, or THAAD, and its crew. The move will put American troops operating the ground-based interceptor, which is designed to defend against ballistic missiles. It comes after Iran launched about 200 missiles at Israel on Oct. 1 and as Israel plans its retaliatory attack.On Crux Decode, we explain the significance of deploying the THAAD in Israel at this given juncture. How will this help Israel protect itself against any possible Iranian ballistic missile attack? How will this be seen in Tehran? Will Iran view this as an escalatory measure? So far, America has only offered moral support and a show of strength in Israel’s multiple front war against Hamas, Hezbollah and now increasingly Iran? With the deployment of THAAD and US troops to man it, how does the dynamic in the already volatile region change?