Happening now, breaking news.

More American troops heading to the Middle East.

About 1,000 paratroopers are preparing for a deployment right now, as President Trump says, quote,

this war has been won.

The fight to pay TSA workers, pressure is mounting big time for Congress to finally end the partial government shutdown that's

causing 61,000 agents to work without pay. Experts are now warning not paying these agents potentially

could pose a serious security risk, slashing the gas tax. Some governors are embracing it,

while others say it won't help drivers

long term. We're going to make some sense out of all of this. That's coming up. And later.

Mission to Mars. NASA lays out its new plans to explore the red planet. How soon could we be landing there?

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Blitzer. Pamela Brown is off today.

You're in the Situation Room.

This is CNN breaking news.

And we begin with the breaking news right now about 1,000 U.S. soldiers are preparing to deploy

to the Middle East.

Sources telling CNN that paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne division are now on standby and expected to leave in the coming days.

They'll join thousands of U.S. troops already

headed to the region. That despite President Trump saying the U.S. is winning this war. Also,

the U.S. has shared a 15-point proposal to Iran through Pakistan. Iran's military taunts the U.S.

saying Washington is negotiating with itself, and Tehran

says it prefers to negotiate with Vice President Vance. And we're also now getting some new video

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