Pentagon mulling military request to send 5,000 troops to Middle East: officials https://reut.rs/2JzqozV The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday. http://bit.ly/hzQbMP May 23, 2019 at 05:39AM

The U.S. Department of Defense is considering a U.S. military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Wednesday.

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