Very Interesting timing.
U.S. sending 1,000 more troops to Middle East amid tensions with Iran
…Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced the new troop deployment in a statement Monday, saying U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) requested the forces "for defensive purposes to address air, naval and ground-based threats in the Middle East."…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-sending-1000-more-troops-to-middle-east-amid-tensions-with-iran-announced-today-2019-06-17/