Over 3,000 U.S. sailors and Marines have deployed to the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal.
The increased presence of the U.S. military in the Middle East is meant to deter Iran from seizing ships in the Persian Gulf. Iran has successfully seized or attempted to take control of nearly 20 internationally flagged ships in the region over the past two years.
Providing “greater flexibility and maritime capability” to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, reinforcements were carried aboard the USS Bataan and USS Carter Hall warships. (Trending: Biden Family Operated Like Organized Crime)
Last month, the Navy announced they would deploy a destroyer, F-35 and F-16 warplanes, and an Amphibious Readiness Group/Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The Biden White House wants to be ready to engage Iran if required. In this critical region, roughly one-fifth of the world’s crude oil and oil products pass through the Strait of Hormuz, which is a narrow choke point in the Gulf between Iran and Oman.
A U.S. Navy warship fired a warning flare to repel an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat during a tense encounter in the Strait of Hormuz. https://t.co/OXe7qyYigj
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“USS Bataan is an amphibious assault ship which can carry fixed-wing and rotary aircraft as well as landing craft. The USS Carter Hall, a dock landing ship, transports Marines, their gear, and lands them ashore,” the report found.
“These units add significant operational flexibility and capability as we work… to deter destabilising activity and deescalate regional tensions caused by Iran’s harassment and seizures of merchant vessels,” Fifth Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins said. (Trending: Trans Women Wins Major Sports Event)
Iran General Hossein Salami said he seeks revenge against the U.S. that "will be hard, firm, regrettable, decisive and complete." https://t.co/9xWXPX0JEW
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“The deployment comes after Washington said its forces blocked two attempts by Iran to seize commercial tankers in international waters off Oman on July 5,” the report added.
