Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes
The U.S. military is deploying approximately 9,000 troops to the Middle East aboard ships as the Trump administration considers potential strikes on Iran.
The move follows the president’s warning of possible new strikes against Iran. He has suggested there are early indications linking Iran to a co-pilot who attempted to crash an Israel-bound flight.
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