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Middle East US Military Surge & Escalation: The US is reportedly deploying a third aircraft carrier strike group (USS Theodore Roosevelt) and the Makin Island Marine Expeditionary Force to the region, bringing total forces to three carrier strike groups, two amphibious landing groups, and over 50,000 troops. President Donald Trump rejected a Qatari-mediated seven-day ceasefire proposal from Tehran...

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Middle East Strait of Hormuz Incident & Yemen Offensives: A commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile, causing an onboard fire that was subsequently extinguished by the crew. In Yemen, government forces and Houthi fighters are engaged in heavy combat over Jabal Naman and critical Ground Lines of Communication (GLOCs) near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Houthi...

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