US Sends 9,000 More Troops and a Third Carrier to the Middle East as Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes
The US troop deployment announced on Thursday will send roughly 9,000 more sailors and Marines to the Middle East aboard a group of ships that includes a third aircraft carrier, a US official told the Associated Press. It arrives as President Donald Trump says new strikes on Iran remain possible, in a war that began in late February and has swung between ceasefires, talks and renewed attacks.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military movements, and the reporting reviewed by HCN does not include an on-the-record Pentagon announcement. The group carries more than 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines. Other US media reports, summarised by CNBC and Anadolu Agency, put the figure at 9,000 to 10,000.
What the US troop deployment includes
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