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US to deploy thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, officials say​


The deployments of the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, along with its Marine Expeditionary Unit and accompanying warships, come after Reuters reported that President Donald Trump's administration was considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East.

Trump told reporters on Thursday that he was not putting troops "anywhere," but that if he ⁠were to do so, he would not tell journalists.

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss future deployments, did not say what the role of the additional troops would be.

One of the officials said the troops were departing the West Coast of the United States about three weeks ahead of schedule. The expeditionary unit has about 2,500 Marines.

The White House referred questions to the Pentagon, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 

Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran​


Washington — Pentagon officials have made detailed preparations for deploying U.S. ground forces into Iran, multiple sources briefed on the discussions told CBS News.

Senior military commanders have submitted specific requests aimed at preparing for such an option as President Trump weighs moves in the U.S.-Israel-led conflict with Iran, the sources said.

Mr. Trump has been deliberating whether to position ground forces in the region, sources said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. It was unclear under what circumstances he would authorize the use of troops on the ground.

"No, I'm not putting troops anywhere," he told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday when asked about ground troops, but quickly added: "If I were, I certainly wouldn't tell you."

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Trump administration making heavy preparations for potential use of ground troops in Iran

It is unclear under what circumstances President Trump would authorize the use of U.S. troops on the ground in Iran.
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Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down​


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more warships and Marines to the region.

Following news of the deployments, President Donald Trump said later Friday on social media that his administration in fact was considering “winding down” military operations in the region. The mixed messages came after another climb in oil prices plunged the U.S. stock market, and was followed by a Trump administration announcement that it will lift sanctions on Iranian oil loaded on ships, a move aimed at wrangling soaring fuel prices.

The war, meanwhile, has shown no signs of abating.

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Iran threatens tourism sites and US sends more Marines to Middle East as Trump hints at wind-down

Three weeks into an escalating war in the Middle East, Iran threatened to expand its retaliatory attacks to include recreational and tourist sites worldwide, as the U.S. announced it was sending more ...
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How Trump’s war is slipping out of control​


The question is no longer whether President Donald Trump has lost control of the narrative of his new war in Iran.

It’s whether he’s lost control of the war itself.

Wars, once begun, create their own insidious momentum that can outpace a White House’s political messaging. If they defy a president’s capacity to determine their direction, political quicksand beckons.

After the thunderclap opening of the conflict with the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump’s team might have hoped to be in a better place three weeks in. Instead, the way out remains impossible to identify.

While the United States and Israel have undeniably visited huge destruction on Tehran’s military industrial complex and machinery of repression, Iran has seized the initiative by widening the impact of the war. Its closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping route, threatens to paralyze the global economy. Americans are already hurting, with average gasoline prices heading towards $4 a gallon.

Things could get worse.

 

Closure of Strait of Hormuz is 'greatest global energy security threat in history,' warns IEA chief​

Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, does not rule out another release of part of the member states' strategic oil reserves to ease prices.
"We are facing the greatest global energy security threat in history": The bleak warning comes from one of the world's leading energy market watchdogs. In an interview with Le Monde on Friday, March 20, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), bluntly summed up the scale of the crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East. In just three weeks, the conflict has sent oil and gas prices soaring.

Before fighting broke out, about 20 million barrels of oil passed through the Strait of Hormuz each day. The paralysis of this maritime artery, now exposed to missile and drone attacks from Iranian forces, and the production cuts forced upon oil-exporting countries in the Arabian Gulf, have already deprived the market of 11 million barrels per day (crude and oil products), according to the IEA chief's estimates. "Today, we have lost more oil than two shocks in the 1970s combined," Birol said, recalling that in both 1973 and 1979, losses amounted to five million barrels a day.

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Closure of Strait of Hormuz is 'greatest global energy security threat in history,' warns IEA chief

Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency, does not rule out another release of part of the member states' strategic oil reserves to ease prices.
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US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures​

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefit

The Trump administration has waived sanctions on Iranian oil purchases at sea for 30 days to ease surging oil prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said the waiver would bring about 140m barrels of oil to global markets and help relieve pressure on energy supply.

The move reflects White House concern that soaring oil prices – up about 50% to more than $100 a barrel, the highest since 2022 – will hurt US businesses and consumers ahead of the November midterm elections, when Republicans hope to retain control of Congress.

However, Bessent’s earlier suggestion of a waiver raised concerns that it could benefit Iran’s war effort.

It is the third time the US has temporarily waived sanctions in about two weeks.

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US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefit
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Trump likes escalating until the other side folds then he takes the "win" as an off ramp. Unfortunately for him Iran doesn't seem like they'll do that any time soon since they know that they can't win a tactical victory in this war and so their strategy is to hold the global economy by the balls and make sure nobody ever repeats this again.
 

Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War​

Even as Trump wages war on Tehran, he’s reigniting his economic war against U.S. trading partners.​


U.S. President Donald Trump’s war on Iran has unsettled markets, allies, farmers, chip manufacturers, and shipping insurers.

But this is not the only war that Trump is fighting this month. Last week, Trump’s trade department began a series of investigations over what it called “unfair” trade practices by the rest of the world as a prelude to another round of tariffs, after the earlier ones were struck down by the Supreme Court. These latest ones, though, are sticky, and less prone to legal challenges. Which means that Trump’s war on trade could continue indefinitely.

The latest U.S. trade actions take aim at two separate things. One, which is being applied to 16 economies (including all of the United States’ major trading partners), is “discriminatory” behavior by countries—in this case, because they make things and sell them overseas. The other, targeting 60 economies, is aimed at highlighting the alleged use of forced labor to make overseas labor cheaper and thus disadvantage U.S. firms.

A big problem with Trump’s trade wars, beyond not being productive, is that they alienate U.S. allies. This week, Trump demanded help from allies in his war with Iran, and he was met with crickets.

But there is another reason to worry about Trump’s ongoing trade war, especially at a time when a war that he started has raised fuel prices in the United States and also shattered economies across Asia. And that reason is that it is likely to further damage the U.S. economy.

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Iran Isn’t Trump’s Only War

Even as Trump wages war on Tehran, he’s reigniting his economic war against U.S. trading partners.
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Iran scales back strikes on Saudi Arabia amid escalation concerns, sources tell 'Post'​

Saudi Arabia has also recently shifted its policy, allowing the US military to use bases in the country for operations against Iran.​


Iran has decided to limit its attacks on Saudi Arabia out of concern that continued strikes could trigger a direct Saudi military response, two sources told The Jerusalem Post.

Since the start of the war, Iran has launched more than 430 missiles and drones toward Saudi Arabia. Most of the drones have targeted the Eastern Province, where many of the kingdom’s oil refineries are located, as well as Shaybah, a major oil field in the Empty Quarter. Most of the missiles have been aimed at Al-Kharj, about 80 km southeast of Riyadh, home to Prince Sultan Air Base.

According to the sources, Iranian officials believe that “the Saudis are on edge,” and assess that continued large-scale attacks could push Saudi Arabia to take a step it has so far avoided, directly striking Iran. Saudi officials have previously made clear, including in discussions with Iran, that their red line is any attack on electricity generation and water desalination facilities.

“If you target civilian infrastructure, we will be forced to strike you,” Saudi officials warned in recent weeks.

Saudi Arabia has also recently shifted its policy, allowing the US military to use bases in the country for operations against Iran.

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Iran reportedly scales back strikes on Saudi Arabia over fear of retaliation | The Jerusalem Post

Saudi Arabia has also recently shifted its policy, allowing the US military to use bases in the country for operations against Iran.
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Iran denies Trump's claims: 'We reject all negotiations – US has failed and Hormuz will remain closed'​


Shortly afterward, however, Iran appeared to reject Trump’s account of the talks. The Sabereen news agency quoted Iran’s Foreign Ministry as saying Tehran denied Trump’s claim about negotiations and remained opposed to any talks before achieving its war objectives. “Trump’s statement is a retreat from his earlier threats, but the Islamic Republic remains committed to its declared positions. Its position on the Strait of Hormuz has not changed and the passage will remain closed to the aggressors attacking Iran.”

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Iran denies Trump's claims: 'We reject all negotiations – US has failed and Hormuz will remain closed'

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