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Pentagon Considers Deploying 10,000 More Troops to Middle East

3/27/2026

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The Pentagon is weighing a plan to deploy an additional 10,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East amid the war with Iran.
This would add to the 5,000 Marines and members of the 82nd Airborne Division sent to the region.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said that all troop deployment announcements will come from the Department of War and that U.S. President Donald Trump has options.
Further updates are expected.

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The Pentagon is weighing a plan to deploy an additional 10,000 U.S. troops to the Middle East amid the war with Iran.
This would add to the 5,000 Marines and members of the 82nd Airborne Division sent to the region.
White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said that all troop deployment announcements will come from the Department of War and that U.S. President Donald Trump has options.
Further updates are expected.