Trump sends third aircraft carrier to Middle East with 10K more troops
The buildup could raise the U.S. naval presence to more than 20,000 sailors and Marines, officials said, as tensions with Iran remain high.
- On Thursday, the United States announced plans to send a third aircraft carrier and additional Marines to the Middle East, potentially creating an unusually high naval presence of more than 20,000 sailors and Marines by late October.
- The region currently hosts the Japan-based USS George Washington and The USS Theodore Roosevelt will join them, creating the largest three-carrier concentration since the 2003 Iraq War.
- President Donald Trump rejected a recent ceasefire proposal from Iran on Monday, dismissing an offer to "open up the Strait" of Hormuz as "not good enough" overall.
- State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's UN delegation out of New York earlier this week, while Trump told TIME that increased bombing is "possible" after the November mid-term elections.
- The buildup includes more than 7,000 sailors and additional Marines, supplementing Two Marine Expeditionary Units assigned since March, with hundreds of aircraft now positioned throughout the Middle East.
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US sends 9,000 troops to Middle East as Trump warns Iran
The United States is sending about 9,000 troops on warships to the Middle East as Donald Trump warns Iran of possible fresh strikes. The move sharply raises American military pressure while officials examine Tehran's alleged link to an attack on an Israel-bound flight.
THIRD CARRIER, TWO AMPHIBIOUS GROUPS: IRAN WAR BUILDUP SPARKS FEARS OF POST-MIDTERM STRIKE
A third U.S. aircraft carrier is reportedly bound for the Middle East alongside two amphibious groups, as a terror analyst warns the massing force signals escalation after the midterms — and that a hijacking attempt near Tel Aviv could be the spark.
By the end of November, the Middle East will have another, third, air strike group, as well as additional Marines reporting on Thursday, The Wall Street Journal, with reference to sources. "The Pentagon sends a third air strike team and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East... thus increasing the number of troops in the region by 9 to 10,000," writes a newspaper referring to American officials.
Trump Sends Third Aircraft Carrier, 10,000 More Troops to Middle East as Iran Strike Looms
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US is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump weighs new strikes on Iran – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon. He also said early indications suggest that Iran is linked to the co-pilot who stabbed his captain and tried to crash an Israel-bound flight on Wednesday.…
US is moving thousands of troops aboard ships to the Mideast as Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump
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