The 2019-2020 Iran Crisis and U.S. Military Deployments

Abstract

The January 2, 2020, U.S. drone strike against Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, the subsequent Iranian counter-strike on bases hosting U.S. personnel in Iraq, and recent deployments of U.S. military forces to the Middle East have prompted widespread concerns about whether the United States is preparing to engage in another major military campaign in the region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 09, 2020
Accession Number
AD1169648

Entities

People

  • Kathleen J. McInnis

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Arabia
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Middle East
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy