Pentagon shifts ‘Israel’ to Middle East command area

Washington (QNN)- The US Department on Friday announced it would shift the occupation state from US European Command to US Middle East Central Command.

The update to the Unified Command Plan comes as the Trump administration finishes its final week in office. President Donald Trump’s administration has touted normalization agreements between the occupation state, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.

“The easing of tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors subsequent to the Abraham Accords has provided a strategic opportunity for the United States to align key partners against shared threats in the Middle East,” the Pentagon said. “Israel is a leading strategic partner for the United States, and this will open up additional opportunities for cooperation with our U.S. Central Command partners while maintaining strong cooperation between Israel and our European allies.”

The Pentagon did not say how the move will affect operations and planning.

Moving ‘Israel’ under the Central Command potentially makes security cooperation with the United States on regional matters easier, and could bring Israeli military officials in closer proximity to those of Gulf neighbors.

But it could also complicate CentCom cooperation with Iran allies like Iraq, where the US retains 2,500 troops.

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