US Extends Middle East Troop Deployment Into 2027 Amid Trump’s Iran War: Report (File Photo)
\n\nUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is extending the deployment of American troops in the Middle East into 2027, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The move is part of an open-ended military strategy that would give US President Donald Trump more options in the war with Iran.
\n\nAccording to the report, Trump's options now include increasing economic pressure on Iran, carrying out tit-for-tat strikes and potentially widening the conflict.
\n\nWhat Hegseth had initially presented as a short and decisive military campaign against Iran has grown significantly, the report said. The US now has around 50,000 troops, 19 warships, fighter squadrons, air defence units and paratroopers in the Middle East.
\n\nCiting people familiar with the matter, the news outlet reported that warship crews, air defence units and paratroopers are being ordered to remain in the region longer than originally expected.
\n\nThe deployment of Army air defence units has been extended from nine to 12 months, while some units sent to the Middle East from Europe and the Pacific have already been in the region for more than a year.
\n\nThe longer deployments are…
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