Following U.S. President Donald Trump pulling the United States out of the nuclear accord inked in 2017 between Iran and six major powers and restoring sanctions on Iran, Tehran said it planned to keep more enriched uranium than is permitted under the pact.

Tensions, thereafter, have risen in the Middle East, with the United States sending carrier forces, B-52 bombers, as well as armed troops to the Gulf.

As for Japan involving itself directly in the situation, Tehran has told Tokyo that it does not believe the presence of any foreign forces in the region would help boost stability, security or peace.

It has maintained that U.S. policies are the root cause of escalating tensions in the Middle East and been critical of the U.S. for imposing "maximum pressure" on Tehran and for withdrawing from the 2017 nuclear deal.

Japan is the world's fourth-largest oil importer and relies heavily on the Middle East for the majority of its crude oil, but the potential dispatch of the SDF has drawn high levels of public disapproval, with more than 50 percent polled in a recent nationwide survey on the issue against the plan, with only 33.7 percent in support of it.

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