Extra UK troops, along with further UK air defence systems, will be deployed to the Middle East to help with defensive action against Iranian attacks, the government has announced. On a trip to the Gulf nations, Defence Secretary John Healey said extra air defence teams and systems would be deployed to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait along with an extension of the use of Typhoon jets in Qatar. "My message to Gulf partners is: Britain's best will help you defend your skies," he said. The UK