Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions
The US military aims to deter Iran's harassment and seizures of merchant vessels and has blocked two attempts by Iran to seize commercial tankers in international waters off Oma
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/...-iran-tensions
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The deployment of the USS Bataan amphibious readiness group and the 26th Marine Expeditional Unit to the
Gulf region. Gen. Erik Kurilla, who heads Central Command, said the additional forces "provide unique capabilities, which alongside our partner nations in the region, further safeguard the free flow of international commerce and uphold the rules based international order, and deter Iranian destabilising activities in the region.”
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