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Thousands more US troops headed to Middle East aboard aircraft carrier

The U.S. is sending thousands of additional U.S. service members to the Middle East aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, even as President Trump on Wednesday claimed Iran has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire. The George H.W. Bush deployed Tuesday en route to the Middle East along with three destroyers, a carrier strike…

Originally reported by The Hill. Read the full story at the original source.