US to deploy of thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The United States military is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three US officials told Reuters on Friday, as the US-Israeli war on Iran reached the three-week mark. No decision had been made to send troops into Iran itself, the officials told Reuters, but they will build up the capacity for future operations in the region. – US to deploy of thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say