More than 3,000 US troops reach Red Sea amid Iran tensions
- More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships as part of increased deployments after tanker seizures by Iran.
- The USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships arrived in the Red Sea, providing greater flexibility and maritime capability to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.
- The US military aims to deter Iran's harassment and seizures of merchant vessels and has blocked two attempts by Iran to seize commercial tankers in international waters off Oman.
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Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions
DUBAI - More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday.
Thousands of US sailors, Marines reach Red Sea after Iran tensions
DUBAI: More than 3,000 United States military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, part of a beefed up response from Washington after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said on Monday (Aug 7). The deployment adds to a growing US military buildup in tense Gulf waterways vital to the
US deploys thousands of troops in Red Sea as tensions with Iran intensify
The US Navy said that over 3,000 American military personnel have recently arrived in the Red Sea in two warships, in a purported response to Iran's alleged actions involving tanker seizures. This increased US deployment follows a series of incidents over the past two years in which the West accused Iran of attempting to control nearly 20 international ships in the region.
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