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Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, prepare to board an aircraft in 2020. (Hubert Delany III/AP)

Army paratroopers ordered to Middle East as U.S. weighs next move in Iran conflict

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The Pentagon ordered paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy to the Middle East as President Donald Trump considers escalating the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, according to U.S. officials. The deployment includes many soldiers in the division’s Immediate Response Force.

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