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The U.S. has deployed a highly advanced missile defense system in Israel for the first time, the American and Israeli militaries announced Monday, reflecting their shared concerns about Iran’s development of powerful missiles._ --- Jul 28, 2023 3:03 AM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [The U.S. Has Warned China Over 'Deploying Missiles' in the South China Sea](/video/Oaml5wM1/) ### The U.S. Has Warned China Over 'Deploying Missiles' in the South China Sea [South Korea Deploys U.S. Anti-Missile Launchers Amid Clashes With Protesters](/video/iXOzjBCl/) ### South Korea Deploys U.S. Anti-Missile Launchers Amid Clashes With Protesters [Iran Displays New Russian Missile Defense System ](/video/1QYjtjXA/) ### Iran Displays New Russian Missile Defense System --- ## Transcript [ FOREIGN ] [ FOREIGN ] ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Here's Why the U.S. Just Deployed a Powerful THAAD Missile Defense System in Israel","description":"The U.S. has deployed a highly advanced missile defense system in Israel for the first time, the American and Israeli militaries announced Monday, reflecting their shared concerns about Iran’s development of powerful missiles.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/uXpz5apD/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-03-05T01:01:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/uXpz5apD.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/uXpz5apD/","duration":"PT27S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/uXpz5apD/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```