While thousands of Marines are arriving in the Middle East, senior military officials are considering deploying an Army paratrooper division to the region as the Iran war stretches into week four.
Top officials are weighing whether the Army's 82nd Airborne Division should be deployed, the New York Times reported on Monday.
That would provide the military with 3,000 soldiers for a possible invasion of Kharg Island - where 90 percent of Iran's oil exports are processed.
Sources told the Times that no orders have yet been given by Donald Trump, who lashed out at a reporter earlier Monday who asked about boots on the ground.
'Well, let me ask you this. If you were in my position and I asked you that question, do you really believe I'd give you that? It's a crazy question,' the President responded.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported about 2,500 Marines aboard three ships were deployed last week to the Middle East.
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