WaPo: U.S. Sends Thousands More Troops to Mideast Amid War
About this episode
The episode discusses the U.S. military's increased presence in the Middle East amid tensions with Iran over shipping threats.
Iran’s military has threatened shipping in the Red Sea if the US continues its blockade of Iranian ports. The US Central Command said the blockade had “completely halted” Tehran’s economic sea trade, while Iranian media reported four vessels had traveled to and from the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Laura Coates
Topics covered
- military deployment
- Middle East conflict
- Iran
- U.S. foreign policy
- shipping threats
Keywords
- U.S. troops
- Iran
- Red Sea
- military
- blockade
- shipping
- Tehran
- Central Command
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iran, US Central Command
Places: Red Sea, U.S., Tehran, Iran
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