The US is deploying thousands of Marines and additional forces to the Middle East following recent Iranian attempts to seize commercial shipping vessels, the Pentagon announced Thursday
This latest deployment comes after the Pentagon said earlier this week that it would be sending F-35 and F-16 fighter jets to the Middle East, as well as the USS Thomas Hudner, a guided missile destroyer. The new forces will consist of an amphibious readiness group and a marine expeditionary unit – known as an ARG and MEU, respectively – which typically consists of three ships and approximately 2,400 Marines. Gen.
The 26th MEU, which is special operations capable, and the Bataan ARG, both of which are based on the East Coast, are currently deployed in the Atlantic. Earlier this month, the US intervened to stop Iran from seizing two tankers in the Gulf of Oman, including one instance in which an Iranian vessel opened fire on a tanker. In both cases, a US Navy destroyer arrived on scene, forcing the Iranian Navy vessel to sail away from the area.
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