15.Following Iran's recent attack on Israel, Washington authorized the deployment of the THAAD in the country to bolster Israel's missile defense capabilities. The advanced surface-to-air interceptor is designed to shoot down incoming ballistic missiles.Iran reportedly launched more than 180 missiles at Israel on Oct. 1 amid rising tensions in the Middle East. Russia regularly attacks Ukraine with dozens of Iranian Shahed-type drones and missiles, targeting civilian infrastructure.When asked why the U.S. would not deploy the THAAD system in neighboring Romania or Poland to help defend Ukraine's west from Russian attacks, Singh cited different commitments to the countries, including a longstanding partnership with Israel."Different capabilities, different wars, different regions. The commitments also to Israel and Ukraine are different," she said, adding that "it is a little bit of apples and oranges here.