U.S. Central Command says about 50,000 US troops are deployed in the Middle East

The Commander of the Central Command of the United States Army, Brad Cooper, stated on 28 August that some 50,000 United States troops were currently deployed in the Middle East, many of whom were in the process of implementing a maritime blockade against Iran. He also mentioned that more than 20 warships had maintained the blockade since it resumed in mid-July。