# US Sends Aircraft Carrier, 10,000 Troops as Iran Tensions Escalate

https://mins.news/en/video/83409

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-02 11:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMknvwYl0h8

> The Pentagon is sending another aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, a US official says. The deployment would give American commanders more options if President Donald Trump decides to intensify attacks on Iran.

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