2020/01/07

U.S. Adds to Mideast Forces, Denies Exit From Iraq After Errant Letter

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran continued to climb after last week’s killing of General Qassem Soleimani as the Pentagon sent additional forces to the Middle East and Defense Secretary Mark Esper insisted the U.S. hasn’t made a decision about leaving Iraq. The three-ship Bataan Amphibious Readiness Group was ordered to move to the Persian Gulf region from the Mediterranean, where it has been exercising, according to a U.S. official. The group, which includes about 2,200 Marines and a helicopter unit, follows the deployment of about 3,500 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne to Kuwait late last week. March in Tehran for Iranian Commander Killed in U.S. Airstrike.- Bloomberg



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