U.S. Deploys Additional Troops to Middle East

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   President Trump said he is working on a deal to end the war with Iran.

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   Additional U.S. troops have been deployed to the Middle East.

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   Iran hardened its position in diplomatic negotiations for a ceasefire in the Middle East war.

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   The United States hardened its position in diplomatic negotiations for a ceasefire in the Middle East war.

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   The diplomatic push for a ceasefire in the Middle East war appeared to falter on Thursday.

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   Joel Rayburn is a retired Army colonel at the Hudson Institute.

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   Frederic Wehrey is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.