U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of a series of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships off the Iranian coast and antimissile systems in at least four Arab countries, according to administration and military officials.- U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf

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