America’s massive military build-up near Iran | The Economist

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Donald Trump has been amassing American forces across the Middle East, as he seeks to pressure Iran to limit its nuclear programme. The president is apparently “curious” as to why Tehran has not capitulated. But where are his troops? And what are the forces capable of? Read more: https://econ.st/4bdDLRX Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://econ.st/3Mia0pz Download The Economist app: https://econ.st/4qdVVaA Follow us on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist

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