(AP-Washington Post) Tara Copp - American air defense systems and a Navy destroyer helped Israel shoot down incoming ballistic missiles from Iran on Friday, U.S. officials said. The U.S. has both ground-based Patriot missile defense systems and Terminal High Altitude Air Defense systems in the Middle East capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. A Navy destroyer in the eastern Mediterranean also shot down Iranian missiles heading toward Israel, one official said.
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