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Poland Rejects U.S. Request for Patriot Battery Deployment

3/31/2026

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Poland rejected a U.S. request to deploy a Patriot battery to the Middle East for intercepting Iranian missiles.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the batteries protect Polish airspace and NATO’s eastern flank.
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized countries unwilling to back action against Iran and urged them to procure their own jet fuel and act in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Poland rejected a U.S. request to deploy a Patriot battery to the Middle East for intercepting Iranian missiles.
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said the batteries protect Polish airspace and NATO’s eastern flank.
U.S. President Donald Trump criticized countries unwilling to back action against Iran and urged them to procure their own jet fuel and act in the Strait of Hormuz.