The United States has delivered the first components of a high-altitude anti-missile system to Israel, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said on Tuesday. The advanced air defence system is intended to help protect Israel from the possibility of Iranian aerial attacks amid fears the Middle East is on the brink of a full-blown regional war. Washington announced at the weekend it would send its ally a Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) battery and a contingent of soldiers to help operate it. Ryder said more components and US personnel would arrive in Israel in the coming days, with the system…