2,000 U.S. Troops From 82nd Airborne Division to Be Sent to Middle East

The order gives President Trump more military options as he considers diplomacy with Iran. It is unclear where the soldiers will go in the Middle East.Members of the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina in 2021. It is unclear where roughly 2,000 soldiers from the division will go in the Middle East, but the location would be within striking distance of Iran, officials said.