More US Troops Heading to Middle East Amid Widening War

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By Epoch Times Staff

| Published Mar 02, 2026 | Updated Mar 02, 2026

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Smoke rises following reported explosions allegedly near the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, close to Sepah Square, in Tehran on March 1, 2026. Mowj/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

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