# Axios: Trump needs to decide what to do with US troops in Middle East

https://mins.news/en/item/63141

- TASS, 2026-09-17 18:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2189267

> President Donald Trump must soon decide how to handle US forces stationed in the Middle East because their current numbers cannot be sustained for long, Axios reports, citing sources. Trump had ordered the military to maintain those levels through year-end in case full-scale combat with Iran resumes. He told Axios he would soon decide whether to invade and destroy Iran.

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