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Pentagon Planning to Deploy Ships, Missiles and 10,000 More Troops to Middle East

HeadlineMay 23, 2019

Pentagon officials are preparing to deploy up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, as President Trump and his top foreign policy advisers continue to threaten war with Iran. The AP reports the Pentagon will brief the White House today on a plan that also requests more U.S. ships, missile batteries and increased efforts to spy on Iran.

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