Pentagon Deploys Additional Warships and Marines to Middle East in Response to Iran Tensions — Wall Street Journal

LootboxPhobia · 2026-03-20T19:28:57+00:00

The Pentagon is deploying three warships and approximately 2,500 Marines to the Middle East, despite Trump's claims that he would not send ground forces. This is the second major reinforcement in the past week, while the Trump administration is also considering plans to apply pressure on Iran.

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2026-03-20 19:28:57

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Investing.com — According to a report by The Wall Street Journal citing U.S. officials, the Pentagon is deploying three warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East, despite President Trump’s insistence that no U.S. ground troops will be sent to Iran.

Officials said approximately 2,200 to 2,500 Marines from the California-based Amphibious Ready Group “Lions” and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are being sent to U.S. Central Command, which oversees all U.S. military forces in the Middle East.

This is the second major Marine deployment in the past week. The Pentagon previously sent the USS Lirpa and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, based in Japan, to the region.

The deployment comes one day after Trump stated that there are no plans to send U.S. ground forces to Iran.

According to Axios earlier, the Trump administration is considering plans to occupy or blockade Iran’s Halek Island to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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