U.S. military to deploy anti-missile system to Israel to bolster defenses against possible Iran attack

The Biden administration will temporarily send U.S. troops and a ground-based interceptor that shoots down ballistic missiles to Israel to bolster its defenses against Iran, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News on Sunday.

The deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system is described as a way to "strengthen Israel's defenses against ballistic missiles" and "any future ballistic missile attack from Iran."

A U.S. official told CBS News that around 100 troops will head with the missile defense system to Israel.