{"id":329765,"date":"2026-03-27T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pentagon-denies-report-that-us-considering-sending-10000-troops-to-middle-east-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:00:20","slug":"pentagon-denies-report-that-us-considering-sending-10000-troops-to-middle-east-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pentagon-denies-report-that-us-considering-sending-10000-troops-to-middle-east-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon denies report that US considering sending 10,000 troops to Middle East | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/J9JgjxzgPYY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pentagon denies report that US considering sending 10,000 troops to Middle East | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J9JgjxzgPYY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has denied media reports that President Donald Trump is weighing up sending 10,000 troops to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Wall Street Journal, the potential deployment is to give Trump &quot;more military options even as he weighs peace talks with Tehran\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The force would likely include infantry and armoured vehicles, the outlet reports, and would come on top of the 5,000 US Marines that have already been deployed to the region.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Iranian state media says the Strait of Hormuz is closed this morning, with vessels being turned back.<\/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>#US #Iran #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon has denied media reports that President Donald Trump is weighing up sending 10,000 troops to the Middle East. 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