President Donald Trump is considering sending US ground troops into Iran after the November 3 midterm elections because he feels he has “nothing to lose,” Hormuz Letter reported, citing initial reports based on US officials.

Roughly 9,000 sailors and Marines are heading to the Middle East aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group and USS Makin Island amphibious group, including more than 2,000 Marines. The forces will arrive by the end of November, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials. Trump is also considering renewed strikes on Iran after the elections if no agreement is reached.

The deployments could temporarily put three carrier strike groups and two amphibious groups in the region, but a sustained increase has not been decided. US officials told the Washington Post that the Roosevelt could overlap with the USS George Washington and USS George H.W. Bush or replace an existing carrier. The Makin Island group could similarly overlap with or replace the USS Boxer group.