US sending more warships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran’s efforts to seize commercial ships
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
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Defense chief okays deployment of amphibious readiness group and some 2,500 Marines after Iranian attempts to seize tankers, joining destroyer and fighters recently sent to region
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
Washington has sent a series of forces into the region over the past three months to discourage Iranian military forces from targeting commercial ships.
By Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — 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.
The US is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
The U.S. is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
The U.S. military is sending additional warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East in response to recent Iranian attempts to seize commercial vessels.
