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Iran Slams U.S. After Middle East Troop Buildup Is Announced The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea this month. The United States said it would deploy additional troops to counter Iran. Credit Garrett Labarge/U.S. Navy, via Associated Press Image The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea this month. The United States said it would deploy additional troops to counter Iran. Credit Credit Garrett Labarge/U.S. Navy, via Associated Press   LONDON — Iranian officials lashed out at the United States on Saturday after the Trump administration said it would allow the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan and deploy about 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East to counter Iran. “If they commit the slightest stupidity, we will send these ships to the bottom of the sea along with their crew and planes using two missiles or two new secret weapons,” Gen. Morteza Qorbani, a...

US troop move to Middle East 'extremely full of risk'. Increased  American  presence  within the  region threatens international peace, Iran's  government minister  says. Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was deployed to the Gulf earlier this month [Garrett LaBarge/US Navy via AP] A US move to send more troops to the Middle East after accusing Tehran of being behind  attacks on tankers  in the region is "extremely dangerous ... [for] international peace", Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has been quoted as saying. "Increased US presence in our region is extremely dangerous and it threatens international peace and security, and this should be addressed," state news agency IRNA quoted Zarif as saying on Saturday. The United States on Friday announced the deployment of 1,500 troops to the Middle East, describing it as an effort to bolster defences against Tehran as it accused Iran's Revolution...