The Pentagon will deploy 3,000 US soldiers to the Middle East to support the war against Iran. It’s reported Washington is ramping up deployment of thousands of troops from the 82nd Airborne Division as the White House struggles to loosen the Iranian regimes’ grip on the vital oil route of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Wall Street Journal a written order to dispatch the 82nd from their base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, is expected imminently. The report follows Fox News identifying the commander of the 82nd, Major General Brandon Tegtmeier, being ordered to deploy along with the soldiers.
The 82nd is one of several airbourne US units, and similar to the 75th which is thought to be the equivalent of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment.
Airstrikes battered Iran and Iranian missiles and drones targeted Israel’s Tel Aviv and sites across the Middle East overnight and into Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump said the United States claimed they were in talks with the Islamic Republic to end the conflict started by the US and Israel on February 28.
Thousands of US Marines are also on their way to the Gulf even after President Donald Trump delayed his self-imposed deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran’s chokehold on that crucial waterway has snarled international shipping, sent fuel prices skyrocketing, and threatened the world economy. The strait usually carries around 20% of the world’s oil and gas tanker supply.
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