The US military is exploring a plan to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify
By David Choi
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White House Reviews Military Plans Against Iran, in Echoes of Iraq War (Published 2019)
By Julian E. Barnes & Eric P. Schmitt
Op-Ed: It’s John Bolton’s world. Trump is just living in it
By Colin Kahl & Jon Wolfsthal
Analysis | A conflict with Iran would not be like the Iraq War. It would be worse.
By Adam Taylor & Siobhán O’Grady
Trump's potential war with Iran is all John Bolton's doing. But it might also be his undoing.
By Trita Parsi
Trump Administration Prepares Multiple Military Options for Iran Conflict
By James LaPorta & Tom O'Connor
U.S. Embassy Staff to Leave Iraq as Iran Tensions Mount
By Courtney McBride & Siobhan Hughes
State Department orders non-emergency government employees out of Iraq amid tensions with Iran
By Elizabeth Mclaughlin & Justin Doom
No increased Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US
By Julian Borger
Iraq, Fearing Another U.S. War, Warns Militias Against Provocation (Published 2019)
By Alissa J. Rubin
Skeptical U.S. Allies Resist Trump’s New Claims of Threats From Iran (Published 2019)
By Edward Wong & Helene Cooper
Trump disputes report of plan to send 120,000 troops to Middle East
By Courtney Kube & Adam Edelman