Iran Standoff: US Sends More Forces as Trump Floats Further Strikes

The US is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, alongside a specialist amphibious attack group, as Donald Trump warns further strikes on Iran may be ahead. Separately, the Financial Times reports thousands of troops are being deployed and says the USS Theodore Roosevelt is expected by the end of November. The scale of the build-up makes this more than a war of words.

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There is a conspicuous tension in Washington’s...