Approximately 1,000 US soldiers preparing to deploy to the Middle East to be available for Iran operations

By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Approximately 1,000 US soldiers with the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division are expecting to deploy in coming days to the Middle East, according to two sources familiar with the matter, adding to the growing military firepower in the region as the Trump administration says it is in talks