10 Boats, 10,000 Troops |
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10 Boats, 10,000 Troops
Plus: a pause on power plant bombing, an executive order to fund the TSA, a tentative plan to end the DHS shutdown, and more…
Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.27.2026 9:30 AM
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Iran has allowed 10 "big boats of oil" to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said on Thursday. The president heralded the ships as a "present" from Iran and a sign that peace negotiations are going well.
Meanwhile, at the Pentagon: Maybe we should send in 10,000 additional ground troops!
Ah, yes, 10,000 more soldiers—the universal sign that peace negotiations are going well.
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The 10,000 troops "would likely include infantry and armored vehicles, would be added to the roughly 5,000 Marines and the thousands of paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division who have already been ordered to the region," reports The Wall Street Journal. "It is unclear where precisely forces will go in the Middle East, but they will likely be within striking distance of Iran and Kharg Island, a crucial oil export hub off Iran's coast."
Tune in April 6 at 8 p.m.: For now, Trump has continued holding off on the threat he made last Saturday to start bombing Iranian power plants.
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