2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (750+ words) Officials have described the deployment as a "massive armada," including guided-missile destroyers and additional ships that increase the U.S. naval footprint in the area. These units bring advanced weapons systems and airpower that enhance both defensive and offensive capabilities, should conflict…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (630+ words) Despite increasingly heated rhetoric on Iran coming from President Donald Trump on Tuesday, U.S. officials said the Pentagon had not made any new, major force posture changes in the Middle East in the past 24 hours and the mission for troops remained…...