Saudi Arabia’s King and Crown Prince approved the deployment of additional US troops and equipment, after an attack last month on the Kingdom’s oil facilities, state news agency SPA reported Saturday. The United States announced deploying about 3,000 troops to the Gulf state, including fighter squadrons, an air expeditionary wing and air defence personnel, amidst heightened tensions with Saudi’s archrival, Iran. US President Donald Trump said the Saudis had agreed to pay for the deployment. The SPA report said only that it came in the context of “[historical] relations and (a) well-established partnership” between the two countries.