The Trump administration is sending roughly 10,000 additional U.S. troops to the Middle East, a major military reinforcement that signals Washington is preparing for a deeper and potentially longer confrontation with Iran even as President Donald Trump insists the crisis could end soon.
The report, published by The Washington Post, says the deployment includes about 6,000 personnel aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its escort ships, plus roughly 4,200 troops with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
