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US set to surge more troops

The full brigade includes some 3,000 soldiers, although it was not clear whether the entire unit would be ordered to deploy.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine provides updates on military operations in Iran at the Pentagon on March 19, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty)

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In today's edition:

  • US prepares to send 3,000 more troops to region
  • Pakistan emerges as potential host for US-Iran mediation
  • Iran's digital blackout sets new records
  • Russia's Rosatom evacuates staff from Bushehr after strike near nuclear power plant
  • Israel authorizes call-up for 400,000 reservists as it threatens to occupy southern Lebanon

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