U.S. may add carrier and 10,000 troops to Middle East, official says
The carrier movements unfold as U.S. President Donald Trump said increased military strikes against Iran were "possible" after the midterm elections.
The United States is planning to deploy a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East, according to reports. The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group is set to join the USS George H.W. Bush and USS George Washington carriers already in the region.
The deployment may also include 10,000 sailors and Marines, with the USS Makin Island amphibious readiness group carrying about 2,000 Marines, and other warships en route from the Pacific.
US President Donald Trump has said increased military strikes against Iran are possible after the midterm elections. The move is seen as a major naval buildup, with three American aircraft carriers potentially in the region by late October or November.
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