U.S. prepares major Middle East deployment amid Iran tensions

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The reported deployment would significantly increase U.S. military assets in the Middle East and could heighten the risk of direct conflict with Iran. Separately, Yemen’s internationally recognized government said its forces carried out 20 strikes against Houthi targets in Taiz province, while Washington imposed sanctions targeting Iran’s rail and automotive sectors and a Russia-linked shadow-banking network. The available reporting indicates a rapidly intensifying regional confrontation, but does not establish that the additional U.S. forces have yet been deployed or that strikes on Iran have been ordered.

Sources: The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Anadolu Agency, Just Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury