Charging Iran as “fully responsible” for an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, President Donald Trump ordered about 750 U.S. soldiers deployed to the Middle East as about 3,000 more ready for possible deployment in the next few days, the Associated Press reports.
WATCH: US troops deploy to Iraq to bolster embattled embassy
In this photo provided by U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) 19.2, prepare to deploy from Kuwait in support of a crisis response mission, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is designed to move to support operations throughout the Middle East. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Sgt. Robert G. Gavaldon via AP)