American THAAD System Used Against Houthi Missile Aimed at Israel
A US-manufactured and supplied Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery was reportedly used on Friday morning against a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels towards Israel. The THAAD battery arrived in Israel in October. At the time, the move was hailed as a step forward in U.S.-Israel military cooperation amid […]
America’s THAAD system not enough to protect Israel: Iran
The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps insisted on Thursday that the US anti-missile defense system is not sufficient to protect Israel from Tehran, warning: “We will destroy you.” Revolutionary Guard Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami warned Israel not to attack Tehran in retaliation for the October 1 ballistic missile attack, saying that even the […]
Biden to Send THAAD Missile Defense System to Israel, Rekindling Spat with China
The US Department of Defense announced on Sunday that it will deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense batteries to Israel in response to the continuing threat from Iran. While the announcement was warmly welcomed by the Israeli government, it drew loud opposition from communist China, which has long opposed the deployment of […]
US To Deploy THAAD Defense Battery, Troops To Israel
The Biden administration announced Sunday that the U.S. military will deploy Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) batteries and “U.S. military-affiliated crews” to support Israel following recent attacks by Iran, according to a press release. As tensions in the Middle East have escalated over the past year, Iran on October 1 fired nearly 200 missiles […]