Debt Desk — Debt Desk — October 2, 2026: Iran Deployment, Energy Costs and a Bond-Market Rally
Good morning. It is Friday, October second.
The United States is sending a third aircraft carrier and roughly 9,000 additional sailors and Marines toward the Middle East as President Trump weighs whether to resume a broader bombing campaign against Iran.
The Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and the Makin Island amphibious group are now heading to the region. Together, the ships carry more than 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines. If the deployment proceeds as expected, the United States could have three carriers in the region by the end of October, with more than 20,000 sailors and Marines…
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