Trump deploys 1,500 soldiers to Middle East after insisting more troops were unnecessary
The US will order more troops to the Middle East, Donald Trump has said, despite just a day earlier saying he thought further deployments in the region were unnecessary. Mr Trump said around 1,500 troops would be sent amid rising tensions with Iran. Congressional aides that Congress was notified of the new plan before it was announced. "We want to have protection. The Middle East, we're going to be sending a relatively small number of troops," Mr Trump told reporters at the White House before boarding a plane for Japan. "Mostly protective. ...
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