Washington [US], August 3 (ANI): The United States will deploy additional fighter jets and Navy ships to West Asia in order to defend Israel, the US Department of Defence said. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh on Friday said that the deployment will be in response to threats from Iran and Iranian-backed militias. Washington is also taking steps to increase its readiness to deploy more land-based ballistic missile defence, Pentagon said. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin “has ordered additional ballistic missile defence-capable cruisers and destroyers to the US European Command …