2026-03-25
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The Pentagon is reportedly preparing to deploy more than 1,000 combat troops to the Middle East,
though America has apparently not made the decision to put boots on the ground in Iran.
According to Wall Street Journal, the forces are from a rapid response brigade within the army's 82nd
Airborne Division and can deploy within a day.
Israel, meanwhile, said it would occupy a swathe of southern Lebanon.
Iran said it would let non-hostile vessels pass through the Strait of Hormuz in coordination with Iranian authorities,
according to reports of a letter sent to the International Maritime Organization.
Earlier, the regime named Mohammed Baga Zalgada,
a retired commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
Arm will start selling its own chips for the first time.
Until now, the chip designer licensed blueprints to companies that produce chips such as NVIDIA
and Google and took a cut from the sale.