By Joshua Klein | Breitbart
The Pentagon is expected to order roughly 3,000 troops from the Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East “in the coming hours,” according to a Wall Street Journal report outlining an imminent deployment of a rapid-response brigade combat team to support operations against Iran.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing two U.S. officials, that a written deployment order is expected shortly for the unit, along with the division’s headquarters element responsible for planning and coordination.
The move would mark a significant expansion of U.S. force posture in the region, positioning a high-readiness ground force capable of executing a range of missions if directed.
The 82nd Airborne serves as the Army’s emergency response force and can deploy anywhere in the world within 24 hours. Its brigade combat teams are trained to parachute into hostile or contested territory to secure airfields and establish footholds for follow-on operations.
Officials cautioned that no decision has been made to put American boots on the ground inside Iran.
Still, the Journal reported that moving the 82nd would provide President Donald Trump with a broader set of military options, including potential efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force, seize strategic islands or coastal areas, or secure Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
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