The United States is sending about 9,000 troops on ships to the Middle East as Donald Trump keeps fresh strikes on Iran on the table. The move signals a deeper American military buildup as Washington probes possible Iranian links to the FlyDubai attack.

The United States is sending about 9,000 troops on warships to the Middle East as Donald Trump warns Iran of possible fresh strikes. The move sharply raises American military pressure while officials examine Tehran's alleged link to an attack on an Israel-bound flight.

The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East.

WASHINGTON -The Pentagon is dispatching a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East as President Trump is reportedly weighing whether to ramp up the war against Iran after the midterms. The USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group departed San Diego on Sunday, carrying up to 9,000 to 10,000 service members as Trump mulls over his next steps with Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported. The strike group is reportedly slated to arrive in November. It’s not immediately clear if the deployment is intended to relieve another aircraft carrier in the region or add to the force posture there. Already, the USS George H.W. Bush and USS George Washington are stationed in the region, the latter of which relieved the USS Abraham Lincoln in August after its record-setting long deployment and allegedly bleak conditions for its crew. The USS George Washington is typically deployed in the Pacific Ocean and is ported in Japan. Due to harrowing reports of weary sailors attempting to jump overboard amid shortages of critical supplies…