U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran [View all]
Source: Washington Post
U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran
The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.
April 15, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. EDT 25 minutes ago
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The USS George H.W. Bush pulls away from Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia last month. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot/AP)
By Dan Lamothe
The Pentagon is sending thousands of additional troops into the Middle East in the coming days, as the Trump administration attempts to pressure Iran into a deal that could end the weeks-long conflict there while considering the possibility of additional strikes or ground operations if a fragile ceasefire does not hold, U.S. officials said.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/04/15/us-troops-iran-blockade/
This comes as a complete surprise.
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