Thousands more U.S. troops arrive in the Middle East. What to know.

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  Good morning.

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  As thousands of troops arrive in the Middle East,

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  Trump continues to weigh diplomatic and military ways to end the conflict.

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  Reuters walks us through it.

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  I think it's important to see what they're doing rather than what they're saying,

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  and the reality is between 2500 and 3500 US Marines have arrived in the greater Middle East region.

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  And the 98-year-old federal judge who wants her job back.

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  It's Monday, March 30th, I'm Cecilia Lei and this is Apple News Today.

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  The war in the Middle East could enter a new phase this week,

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  but the direction remains unclear, diplomacy or escalation.

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  Thousands of additional US troops arrived in the region over the weekend.

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  The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon is preparing for weeks of ground operations in Iran

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  as it awaits President Trump's orders.

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  Quoting anonymous official sources, the post suggested the plans fall short of a full-scale invasion,

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  but involve raids by special operations and conventional forces.

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  The administration has stressed that no decision has been made,

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  and last week Secretary of State Marco Rubio indicated

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  that objectives could be met without any ground troops.

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