U.S. Adds Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Middle East
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The Pentagon is sending an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf. The deployment is intended to give U.S. commanders more options should President Donald Trump decide to escalate attacks on Iran.
The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran.