In addition to imposing new sanctions on the Tehran government, the US has reportedly begun beefing up its military presence and war paraphernalia off the Iranian coast.
US military officials told AP on condition of anonymity that Washington has taken silent steps to increase the capability of land-based Patriot missiles on the territory of some of its Arab allies in the Persian Gulf region.
Patriot missile systems were originally deployed to the Persian Gulf region to target aircrafts and shoot down missiles before they reach their target.
According to the officials, who were expounding on the classified information in a Sunday interview, the US Navy is also upgrading the presence of ships capable of intercepting missiles.
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US beefs up military presence off Iranian shores - (Jan 31, 2010)
My thoughts: It's count down time. Iran's Bushehr Nuclear plant should be completed and running in 2 months.. by end of March 2010.
Update: The completion for Iran's Bushehr Nuclear plant has recently been pushed back to late Sept 2010.
Bushehr plant to come on stream by late September - (Jan 20, 2010)
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