The US is deploying additional forces to the Middle East due to the threat of conflict with Iran - WP

The US is increasing the deployment of troops, medics, and weapons to the Middle East due to a possible escalation of the conflict with Iran. This is reported by UNN citing The Washington Post.

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According to flight tracking systems and US officials, special forces units were deployed to the region from US bases last week. According to one official, fighter squadrons are deployed across the Middle East, and bombers at bases in the US and the UK are on heightened combat readiness to intensify operations.

In addition, according to another official, more than 150 medics have arrived at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany in recent days. This hospital is the main treatment facility for servicemen wounded in battles in the Middle East, the publication says.

The increase in troop numbers may also be aimed at giving Trump more options to fight Yemeni Houthi militants, who this week threatened to impose a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would "take care of it" if the Houthis attack ships in the Red Sea.

Recall

Yemeni Houthis claim an attack on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, while the US conducted a 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran.