{"id":328951,"date":"2026-03-25T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-war-pentagon-set-to-send-thousands-of-elite-82nd-airborne-troops-to-region-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T00:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T00:00:23","slug":"iran-war-pentagon-set-to-send-thousands-of-elite-82nd-airborne-troops-to-region-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-war-pentagon-set-to-send-thousands-of-elite-82nd-airborne-troops-to-region-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran War:  Pentagon set to send thousands of elite 82nd Airborne troops to region | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/YCIk9_Dwk_w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran War:  Pentagon set to send thousands of elite 82nd Airborne troops to region | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YCIk9_Dwk_w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon is set to send thousands of elite troops from the elite 82nd Airborne division to the Middle East.   The paratroopers are specialists in airborne assault operations. <\/p>\n<p>It comes as President Trump claimed that talks with Iran were happening \u201cright now\u201d and that Tehran wants to end the war.  He  said members of his administration were negotiating with \u201cthe right people\u201d in Iran\u00a0and said \u201cwe\u2019ve won this war\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s claims came after Iran had denied that any contact with the US had taken place, with the Speaker of Iran&#8217;s parliament calling the claims of talks \u201cfake news\u201d designed to \u201cmanipulate\u201d oil and financial markets.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran has continued. Iran fired missiles into Israel after it hit dozens of sites inside Iran. <\/p>\n<p>Israel has also continued its assault in southern Lebanon, where it announced plans to seize and occupy areas to create what it called a \u201csecurity zone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Jeremy Bowen and Helena Humphrey.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon is set to send thousands of elite troops from the elite 82nd Airborne division to the Middle East. The paratroopers are specialists in airborne assault operations. It comes as President Trump claimed that talks with Iran were happening \u201cright now\u201d and that Tehran wants to end the war. 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