
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...