Flash: 🇺🇸🇮🇷 The US is deploying thousands of troops across the Middle East ahead of a new round with Iran, according to AP

A third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops leave for the Middle East as Trump considers new strikes by Iran

The US military is sending about 9,000 soldiers aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, an American official said today (Thursday).

The strengthening of the US military presence comes as President Donald Trump has warned again that new strikes against Iran may be on the horizon.