The Trump administration has ordered the 82nd Airborne Division to deploy about 2,000 soldiers to the Middle East, a person familiar with the matter said, as the White House weighs options to ease Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz.
The verbal orders are for about two battalions plus enabling units, according to the person, who asked not to be identified discussing plans that haven’t been made public. They add to the two Marine Expeditionary Units — with about 5,000 troops — that should start arriving in the region in the coming days.
Administration officials haven’t said what the troops ...