US Troops to Leave Red Sea Island Saudi Arabia Wants to Develop
Satellite view of Tiran Island, center, and Sanafir Island in the Straits of Tiran where the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba meet.
Source: USGS/NASA Landsat/Orbital Horizon/Getty Images
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US troops who served as peacekeepers on a strategically-located island in the Red Sea will depart as part of an agreement that paves the way for Saudi Arabia to take control and develop it.
The international forces, which include American soldiers, will leave Tiran by the end of the year, the White House said in a statement on Friday. All of the countries involved — including Israel — have agreed on the change, it said.