US Set to Deploy 2,000 Troops From 82nd Airborne to Middle East

Source: Bloomberg Politics · Bias: Center

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The Trump administration has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy about 2,000 soldiers to the Middle East, a person familiar with the matter said, as the White House weighs options to ease Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.

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US Set to Deploy 2,000 Troops From 82nd Airborne to Middle East

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The Trump administration has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy about 2,000 soldiers to the Middle East, a person familiar with the matter said, as the White House weighs options to ease Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.