Washington, March 27 — The United States is considering deploying an additional 10,000 ground troops to West Asia even as diplomatic talks with Iran continue, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday, citing a Wall Street Journal article.
According to the report, U.S. defense officials told the WSJ the planned deployment would likely include both infantry and armored vehicles and could involve elements of the already-deployed 82nd Airborne Division. Analysts have suggested some of the 82nd’s movements have been aimed at deterring strikes on Iranian strategic sites such as Kharg Island, but the report said the ultimate destination or base locations for any new forces remain uncertain.
“All announcements regarding troop deployments will come from the Department of Defense,” Deputy White House Press Secretary Anna Kelly said, adding that President Trump “always has all military options at his disposal.” A U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesperson declined to comment to the WSJ.
The disclosures come as clashes involving the U.S., Israel and Iran enter a fourth week. President Trump had signaled a temporary pause in operations against Iran after Tehran requested a seven-day halt to strikes on its energy infrastructure; Trump extended that pause to 10 days, through April 6, although combined U.S.-Israeli strikes have continued in the meantime.
Separately, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in the early hours of Friday that it launched the 83rd wave of “Operation True Promise 4,” employing advanced missiles and drones to strike what it described as key American and Israeli military installations across the region.
Amid the heightened tensions, Iran formally notified the United Nations regarding media reports that alleged U.S. and Israeli plans to assassinate senior Iranian officials, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Press TV reported. Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the U.N., Amir Saeed Iravani, conveyed deep concern in an official letter to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council.
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