# US redeploys troops closer to Iran ahead of possible new operation, report says

https://mins.news/en/item/110962

- TASS, 2026-10-22 11:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2206201

> Drop Site News reported, citing sources, that the Pentagon is moving forces closer to Iran’s border as it awaits President Donald Trump’s approval for a new operation. An unnamed US official said CENTCOM was preparing to resume major combat operations and that Trump had called off operations against Iran and Yemen’s Houthis seven times at the last minute.

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