WashingtonThe 82nd Airborne could stay through 2027.
Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar host the buildup without having chosen the war.
Nine-month air-defense tours have stretched to a year as the Pentagon keeps 50,000 troops and 19 warships in the Gulf.
Trump has privately discussed declaring the conflict with Iran over even as strikes continue.
How each outlet framed it
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- Dawn
- The Times of India
- quantifies U.S. Gulf presence: 50k troops, 19 warships, air-defense units, fighters; notes Pentagon preserving Trump's escalation options
Sources: Dawn, The Times of India