Hi, everyone. It is 4 o'clock here in New York. I'm Alicia Menendez in for Nicole Wallace.

Day 28 of the war with Iran. And here's where things stand. Brand new reporting shows that the

Pentagon is thinking of deploying 10,000 more troops to the region as Iran moves to strengthen

its control over the Strait of Hormuz, turning back ships that try to cross the waterway.

And there is breaking news here at home as well.

Narani and Hacker Group claims it has hacked the emails of FBI director Kash Patel.

Pro-Iran hackers published more than 300 emails and photos from years ago

from what appears to be Cash Patel's personal email account. The hackers are the same ones

behind a cyber attack against medical device company, Striker, earlier this month. In a statement,

the FBI said that no government information was leaked,

reiterated their $10 million reward for any information that could lead to the identification

of those hackers. News of the hack, it's a reminder that the Iranian regime is waging war on

many fronts. Back in the Middle East, the New York Times reports that, quote, Iran said on

Friday that it had warned three ships not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a day after Mr. Trump extended a U.S. deadline for Tehran to reopen the waterway.

As much as Donald Trump has been talking about striking a peace deal, and does reporting suggest he wants to end the war, Department of Defense officials tell the Wall Street Journal that, quote,

the Pentagon is looking at sending up to 10,000 additional ground troops to the Middle East to give the president more military options.

The force, which would likely include infantry and armored vehicles, would be added to the roughly 5,000 Marines and the thousands of paratroopers

from the 82nd Airborne Division who have already been ordered to the region. It is unclear where

precisely forces will go in the Middle East, but they will likely be within striking distance of

Iran and Kark Island, a crucial oil export hub off Iran's coast.

Mixed messages from the Trump administration as the war rages on is where we start today with New York Times, diplomatic correspondent Michael Crowley.

Also with us, U.S. former Secretary of the Air Force, friend Kendall.

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