More US troops head to the Middle East

Thousands of additional U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East as the Trump administration has insisted that progress has been made in talks with Iran and has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not reached soon. Two U.S. officials say the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush deployed Tuesday and is slated to go to the Middle East along with three destroyers. The carrier strike group consists of more than 6,000 sailors. Two other U.S. officials say thousands of soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division also have begun arriving in the Middle East. They all spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans.