82nd Airborne Deployment, Israel Threatens Lebanon Invasion, DHS Funding Negotiations
- The U.S. is deploying 2,000 to 3,000 paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran.
- President Trump claims Iran has offered a prize related to the Strait of Hormuz, though Iran denies any negotiations.
- Israel threatens to apply
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