US EditionIran War Enters Its Third Week as 2,500 More US Marines Are Being Sent to the Region
The U.S. deployed 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship amid ongoing strikes on Iranian military targets, with over 15,000 enemy sites hit since the conflict began, officials said.
- On Saturday, a U.S. official announced that 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship are deploying to the Middle East, adding to the military's largest buildup of warships and aircraft in decades.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reported over 15,000 targets struck since the U.S.-Israel war with Iran began, as the conflict intensifies in its third week with strikes on missile launchers and defense systems.
- A missile struck the U.S. Embassy helipad in Baghdad on Saturday, while debris from an intercepted Iranian drone damaged an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, escalating regional tensions.
- Iran's joint military command threatened regional commercial ports, claiming the U.S. used "ports, docks and hideouts" to launch strikes on Kharg Island, though providing no evidence for the allegations.
- The U.S. Navy previously stationed 12 ships in the Arabian Sea, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, while the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and USS Tripoli move toward the region.
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Photos from Iran, Israel and Lebanon in the third week of the Iran war
Photos from the ground as the Iran war enters its third week.
Iran war enters its third week as 2,500 more U.S. Marines are being sent to the region
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran entered its third week Saturday as a missile struck a helipad inside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates, further increasing global anxiety about oil supplies.
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Iran war enters its third week as 2,500 more US Marines are being sent to the region
The U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad has been struck again, and debris from an intercepted Iranian drone hit an oil facility in the United Arab Emirates as the war enters its third week. Saturday's developments came a day after President…
An attack directed against the United States embassy in Baghdad took place this Saturday afternoon, a few hours after bombings in the Iraqi capital against an influential group of pre-Ira who left two dead, one "important personality", according to security sources. Middle East: US military aircraft leaves six dead and rises to 13 U.S. bases in the war; the Pro-Ira group requires action in the United States: Tromp War against Iran high gas price…
Iraqi security sources confirm the attack on the American mission (ANSA)
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