VIDEO REPORT: US sending more warships, Marines to Gulf as Iran warns against unloading oil from seized tanker
The US is sending Marines and additional warships to Middle Eastern waters amid rising tensions with Iran, Pentagon said on July 20.
Newsrael News Desk 22.07.2023
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and an amphibious-ready group to the region.
An MEU typically includes about 2,000 Marines transported aboard three amphibious warships that can launch helicopters and watercraft.
The announcement comes days after the Pentagon deployed F-35 and F-16 fighter jets, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner.
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