# Some 50,000 US troops deployed in Middle East, CENTCOM chief says

https://mins.news/en/item/35223

- TASS, 2026-08-28 05:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178675

> About 50,000 US troops are deployed in the Middle East, US Central Command chief Admiral Bradley Cooper said. He said more than 20 warships, hundreds of vessels and thousands of troops have maintained the naval blockade against Iran and commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the blockade resumed in mid-July.

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