{"id":401,"date":"2026-03-20T11:34:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/?p=401"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:34:02","slug":"pentagon-to-deploy-thousands-of-additional-marines-to-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draftidf.co.il\/news\/pentagon-to-deploy-thousands-of-additional-marines-to-middle-east\/401\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon to Deploy Thousands of Additional Marines to Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pentagon is poised to deploy thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East, per a Wall Street Journal report published on March 20, 2026. The article, citing defense officials, describes a broad planned buildup that would mark a substantial increase in the U.S. military presence in the region. Pentagon officials were not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Details such as the exact units, timing, and duration were not disclosed in the report. The plan comes amid ongoing U.S. security commitments to regional allies and follows a period of heightened tensions in the area. Further updates are expected as planning progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pentagon to deploy thousands of additional Marines to the Middle East, reports WSJ.<\/p>&mdash; Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/2034992271926444518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":160,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","resize-featured-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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