The United States will move a fighter jet squadron to the Middle East to bolster its military presence in the region, the Pentagon said on Friday. The US Department of Defense continued to take steps to “mitigate the possibility of regional escalation by Iran or Iran’s partners and proxies,” deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh said. “Since the horrific Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, the Secretary of Defense [Lloyd Austin] has reiterated that the United States will protect our personnel and interests in the region, including our ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel.” Aus…