# US sends thousands more troops to Middle East

https://mins.news/en/video/83599

- TRT World, 2026-10-02 14:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPcRjwRgcoY

> The United States is sending another aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Middle East as negotiations aimed at ending the war in Iran remain deadlocked. Hamzah Rifaat of Initiate Futures weighs in.

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