LATEST: U.S. Weighs Deploying Additional Troops to Middle East as Iran Tensions Rise
The Trump administration is considering sending thousands of additional U.S. troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify, Reuters reported. U.S. officials said the potential deployment would broaden military options as the conflict enters its third week. Planning discussions include steps to protect oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Air and naval assets would take the lead, though ground forces remain under consideration. Sources cautioned that further escalation could substantially expand the scope of the conflict.