Thousands of more US troops to deploy to Middle East
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A U.S. defense official said that thousands more Marines are being deployed to the Middle East on an accelerated timeline.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is deploying another three-ship expeditionary unit — with about 2,500 Marines aboard — to the Middle East, the second such dispatch in a matter of days as President Trump attempts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
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