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The Pentagon has ordered elements of the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East, significantly expanding US forces in the region as President Donald Trump weighs both diplomatic and military options toward Iran.

According to US officials, The New York Times (NYT) and Financial Times (FT), around 2,000-3,000 troops from the division’s Immediate Response Force – capable of deploying globally within 18 hours – have been directed to move.

As per the FT, the dispatch of elite paratroopers along with two Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), will add roughly 10,000 troops to the 50,000 already stationed in the region.

The USS Tripoli, carrying about 2,200 members of the 31st MEU, is expected to arrive in the Middle East by the end of the week.

Meanwhile, the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, with an additional 4,500 troops – including 2,200 Marines from the 11th MEU – is expected to arrive in three to four weeks, FT’s report adds.

The move marks a significant escalation and brings US forces closer to readiness for a potential ground operation. Analysts cited by the FT noted that the presence of both airborne troops and Marine Expeditionary Units suggests preparations for scenarios beyond airstrikes.

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Israel launched another wave of strikes across Iran on Tuesday, March 24, escalating its military campaign after Defence Minister Israel Katz said operations would continue “with full force.”

The Israeli military said it hit regime-linked production facilities, including targets in Isfahan, a city that is home to one of Iran’s key nuclear sites.

The Israel Defense Forces said the latest attacks were part of a continuing effort to degrade Iran’s ballistic missile manufacturing network and broader defence industrial base.

The fresh strikes came amid intensifying rhetoric from both sides, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warning that it would target Israeli military positions in Gaza and northern Israel if what it called “crimes against civilians in Lebanon and Palestine continue.”

In a statement, the IRGC said “gathering places” of “enemy forces” would face “heavy missile and drone attacks.” It also accused the Israeli military of exploiting the regional conflict to carry out “war crimes” against Palestinian and Lebanese civilians.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine were “disappointed” by the idea of a U.S.-negotiated ceasefire with Iran, President Trump said Tuesday.

Hegseth and Caine were “the only two people that were quite disappointed” the U.S.-Israeli war against Tehran may soon come to an end, Trump said in the Oval Office following the swearing in of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

“I think this thing’s going to be settled very soon and they go, ‘Oh, that’s too bad.’ Pete didn’t want it to be settled,” Trump said. 

“They were not interested in settlement. They were interested in just winning this thing,” he added.

Trump has repeatedly given contrasting signals as to the potential length and scope of the war, which is now in its fourth week. At one moment he suggested talks are taking place that could have the conflict quickly coming to an end, while suggesting at another that new attacks could take place on Tehran’s energy infrastructure should negotiations fall through.

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The United States and Israel expected a rapid internal uprising in Iran to help bring the war to a swift end, but the plan has failed to materialize, The New York Times reported on Sunday, March 23.

According to the report, Israeli and US officials believed that early strikes on Iran’s leadership and infrastructure could trigger mass protests and destabilize the government.

The plan, presented by Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency ahead of the war, envisioned riots and internal unrest that could potentially lead to the collapse of Iran’s leadership.

Over three weeks into the war, no large-scale uprising has emerged, and Iran’s government remains in control, the report said.

US and Israeli intelligence assessments concluded that, while the government has been weakened, it remains intact – with security forces still deterring potential protests.

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After warning of retaliatory attacks on U.S. and Israeli infrastructure, Iran on Saturday night launched missiles at two southern Israeli cities that lie close to the country's main nuclear research center.

The Israeli military said about 180 people had been injured, some severely. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it "a very difficult evening" for the country, in a post on X.

Also overnight, President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to reopen a crucial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, saying if Tehran fails to do so, "America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!" Roughly a fifth of the world's oil transited through the strait last year — and Iran's willingness to attack the transport vessels has virtually halted traffic.

The president has vacillated in recent days between saying the war is "winding down," while also deciding to stage new U.S. ground forces near the region and continuing to strike Iranian targets.

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Israel bombs targets east of Tehran. IRGC officials assassinated by Israel. Netanyahu says Israel will “hold off” on further attacks on Iran’s energy facilities. Kuwait refinery hit for the second time.

Israel bombs Syria. Drone strike on Haifa oil refinery in Israel. IRGC claims it hit F-35 over central Iran. U.S. fast-tracks $16.5B in arms sales to Gulf allies amid Iran strikes.

3,200 vessels stranded west of Strait of Hormuz. Lebanon signals readiness for immediate talks with Israel.

Al-Aqsa mosque closed for Eid. U.S. proposal calls for full Hamas disarmament in Gaza.

Senate panel advances nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin to lead DHS. Tulsi Gabbard says American and Israeli war aims in Iran diverge.

Israel bombs targets east of Tehran: The Israeli military said on Friday it has begun striking targets east of Tehran. Late on Thursday, the Israeli military said it had carried out over 130 strikes on targets in western and central Iran over the previous day.

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