Air Force General C.Q. Brown began his trip in Jordan and said he will also travel to Egypt and Israel.
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His visit comes as the United States is trying to clinch an elusive Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, which Gen Brown said would"help bring down the temperature," if achieved. “We brought in additional capability to send a strong message to deter a broader conflict... but also to protect our forces should they be attacked,” Gen Brown said, saying safeguarding American forces was “paramount.”which took place as he visited Tehran late July and which it blamed on Israel. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement.
On April 13, two weeks after two Iranian generals were killed in a strike on Tehran's embassy in Syria, Iran unleashed a barrage of hundreds of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles towards Israel, damaging two air bases.
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