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Trump deploys 2,000 Marines to Middle East, supertanker struck in Hormuz
US deploys Roosevelt strike group and 2,000 Marines to the Middle East as part of a wider buildup around Iran.
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UK police defend bail decision in RAF Fairford case, counter US narrative of Iran link
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![Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks during the inauguration of new illegal Israeli outpost settlement Maale Arugot near the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, September 2, 2026 [Abir Sultan/EPA]](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/14256892-1790508781.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
