Amid Trump's Blockade, Threat of Escalation Leaves Thousands of U.S. Forces on High Alert

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Thousands of U.S. troops in the Middle East are once again on high alert as a U.S. military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz that began Monday raises the specter of a new round of combat in the war against Iran . President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to block Iranian shipping through the narrow chokepoint after talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in Islamabad failed to land on a deal to end the war. For weeks, the Iranian military had effectively controlled the critical strait, blocking

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