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The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.
The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.

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  • The Pentagon is changing up the US military's force posture in and around the Middle East.
  • Focused on checking Iran and its proxies, it is deploying additional warships and fighter jets.
  • Israel is bracing for potential retaliation from Iran and its proxies over high-profile killings.

The US is deploying additional warships able to shoot down ballistic missiles to the Middle East and nearby waters, a Pentagon spokesperson said Friday, as the region braces for a potential attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies.

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