The US Sends Additional Troops to Middle East Amid Conflicting Signals on ‘Winding Down’ Iran Conflict
The United States is deploying thousands more Marines and sailors to the Middle East, even as President Donald Trump indicated his administration is considering “winding down” military operations against Iran, highlighting the contradictory messages emanating from Washington as the conflict enters its fourth week. The Pentagon announced the movement of the USS Boxer amphibious assault ship, accompanied by its Marine Expeditionary Unit and supporting warships, to the region. Officials confirmed that this deployment, rerouted and accelerated from other theatres, would add roughly 2,500 to 4,500 personnel to the approximately 50,000 US troops already stationed in the Middle East. The reinforcements…