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Iran tensions prompt U.S. to send 1,000 more troops to Middle East

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan announced 1,000 additional U.S. troops would be sent to the Middle East, as the Trump administration blames Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week. CBS News senior national security contributor Michael Morell joined CBSN to discuss the risk of conflict between the two countries.
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