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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent

Trump hints at wind down of war as US prepares to send more troops to Gulf

President Donald Trump, accompanied by secretary of state, Marco Rubio, speaks with reporters
President Donald Trump, accompanied by secretary of state, Marco Rubio, speaks with reporters while departing the White House. Trump sent out mixed messages about the war on Friday. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Donald Trump said he was considering “winding down” military operations in the Middle East even as the US is reportedly sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2,500 additional marines to the region.

The US president’s remarks on Friday followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide and another day of the airstrikes and drone and missile attacks that have engulfed the region.

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