The Department of War is sending a third aircraft-carrier strike group and additional Marine Corps ships to the Middle East, adding 9,000 to 10,000 troops to the region by the end of November, U.S. officials said. [1]
The deployment was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and sent oil prices higher as traders weighed the prospect of a wider confrontation with Iran [2]. It comes as U.S. President Donald Trump considers renewing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections. [1] Trump said in a TIME interview published Thursday, Oct. 1, that he could resume striking Iran after the midterms if no deal is in place [3].
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