US May Send Third Carrier Strike Group and 10,000 Troops to Persian Gulf
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The Pentagon may soon send a third aircraft-carrier strike group along with 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official cited by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday. The reported deployment would add a third carrier strike group to the region, alongside the 10,000 sailors and Marines, marking a further buildup of US naval and ground forces in the Gulf. The Wall Street Journal reported the potential move on Thursday, attributing it to a US official. No timeline for the deployment was given in the report.