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The US military ordered a third aircraft carrier strike group, including a specialist amphibious attack group, toward the Middle East, alongside thousands more troops, as President Trump warned new strikes on Iran could be imminent. An unannounced meeting of Trump's senior national security team at Camp David has raised the prospect of another major operation against Iran, even as officials debate ongoing diplomatic options. The deployment adds to forces already engaged near the Strait of Hormuz, including the USS George Washington carrier group conducting operations against Iranian targets, highlighting the volatile, evolving military posture as the conflict drags into its seventh month ahead of the US midterm elections.