https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5760675/iran-war-military-deployment

As the war approaches the one-month mark the Trump administration keeps its options open, submitting a ceasefire plan to Iran, while also deploying up to 3,000 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East.

It also comes as the United States is preparing to deploy up to 3,000 paratroopers to supplement some 50,000 troops already present in the Middle East.