The Pentagon is expected to send parts of the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East. A command element and some ground forces are expected to be part of the deployment.

Senior military commanders submitted specific requests to prepare for the use of ground troops in the Iran conflict. The Iran war has entered its fourth week.

Last week, the U.S. was preparing to make the deployment. The Pentagon deferred questions about the expected deployment to the White House. A White House spokesperson said that announcements about troop deployments would come from the Pentagon.