US to Deploy Thousands More Troops to Middle East Amid Escalating Iran Conflict
The United States is deploying thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, signaling a possible new phase in the escalating conflict with Iran and expanding military options as tensions rise over the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. Dispatches Marines and Warships to Middle East
Officials said 2,500 Marines from 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in California and the U.S.S. Boxer amphibious ready group will go in April to relieve Marines already deployed in the Persian Gulf.
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Marines and sailors to arrive in the region in three to four weeks, signalling possible new phase in conflict
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The United States is deploying thousands of additional troops to the Middle East while widening military options in its illegal war with Iran, officials told Reuters, as tensions rise over control of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks spread across the region. The move adds to more than 50,000 US personnel already in the region and comes as Washington considers further steps, including operations near Iran’s coastline and key oil export sites. Three US officials told Reuters that a Marine Exp...
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