US EditionU.S. deploying 3 more warships, roughly 2,500 more Marines to the Middle East, official says
The deployment aims to enhance maritime security and protect shipping lanes amid escalating conflict with Iran, with about 2,500 Marines sent according to U.S. officials.
- U.S. military officials said Friday that the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships, carrying roughly 2,500 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, have deployed from San Diego to the Middle East.
- Amid the Iran war, rising Iranian attacks have targeted Gulf energy sites and maritime routes, threatening the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S.-Israel strikes continue.
- The first group included the USS Tripoli , an amphibious big deck warship previously deployed to Japan, which supports F-35 Stealth Fighter Jets and Ospreys .
- Pentagon officials say the Pentagon is preparing to request $200 billion from Congress to fund the war, stressing fiscal pressures with about 50,000 U.S. troops in the region as traders pull bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts this year.
- No decision had been made as of Friday afternoon, and the second Marine Expeditionary Unit may take a few weeks to be fully in place in the region.
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US deploying more Marines to Middle East
WASHINGTON, United States — The United States is deploying additional Marines to the Middle East, US media reported on Friday, possibly signaling a coming ground operation three weeks into the US-Israeli campaign against Iran. The reports came as Axios said President Donald Trump’s administration is mulling seizing Iran’s strategic Kharg Island to pressure the Islamic republic to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — a mission that could fall to US Mari…
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union-bulletin.comPentagon orders 2,500 troops, 3 warships from California to the Middle East
The Pentagon deployed three warships and roughly 2,500 Marines to the Middle East from the California-based USS Boxer amphibious ready group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Three weeks after the start of the war between the US and Israel against Iran, there is no end in sight. According to insiders, the US military is now sending reinforcements to the Gulf region.
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