WashingtonRussian state agency TASS reports up to 10,000 more US troops deploying.
Trump told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran in November, US officials told the Wall Street Journal.
If the George Washington stays once the Theodore Roosevelt arrives, three carriers would sit there together for the first time since April.
The Makin Island group of Marines sailed 28 September, and officials expect all forces there by late November.
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- TASS leans critical
- cites WSJ: Trump considering resuming Iran strikes after midterms, expects November bombings; first time since April with three carrier groups
Sources: TASS