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Options include securing Strait of Hormuz and Kharg Island - although deployment of ground forces would anger parts of Trump's base

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President Donald Trump's administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to reinforce its operation in the Middle East, as the U.S. military prepares for possible next steps in its campaign against Iran, said a U.S. official and three people familiar with the matter.