What to know about U.S. military buildup in Middle East?
U.S. media reported on Friday that the Pentagon is sending three more warships and more Marines to the Middle East, marking the second such deployment to the region within a week, as the U.S.-Israel-Iran war escalates.
- Feature: Russian visitors to photo exhibition hail Chinese women's contributions to national development
- Yemen's Houthis say monitoring regional developments, to take "appropriate action" if needed
- Finland rules out military role in Persian Gulf: FM
- Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents for airport security over funding impasse
