US weighs deploying troops to Iran’s shores to guard Strait of Hormuz

The Trump administration is reportedly weighing the deployment of thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East, potentially to Iran’s shores to secure the Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island, with discussion also touching on Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium. There is no decision yet and such a move would be risky, according to sources cited by Reuters; the Pentagon has reinforced the region with Marines and warships, and the USS Tripoli has been ordered toward the Middle East.