The first Marine Expeditionary Unit, which is coming from the Pacific, is still making its way toward the region.
The U.S. is now accelerating its deployment to the Middle East with more than 2,000 Marines deployed to the region, according to two people familiar with the decision. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY from Saudi Arabia.
In a major escalation in the war in the Middle East, Israel has bombed Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest known natural gas reserve in the world, leading Iran to attack energy sites across the Gulf. Iranian American professor of international affairs Vali Nasr says that Iran is prepared for a much longer war than the U.S. and Israel anticipated. “The…
The Pentagon is speeding up the deployment of thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East amid speculation that the Trump administration could send troops into Iranian territory. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), made up of at least 2,200 Marines, set off from San Diego aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer…
The Pentagon is reportedly deploying about 2,500 more California-based Marines to Iran as President Donald Trump attempts to open the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping during the ongoing Middle East conflict.
Benchmark Brent oil prices jumped above $119 a barrel on Thursday after Iran attacked energy facilities across the Middle East following Israel's strike on its South Pars gas field, a major escalation in the war.
Congress should not fund illegal efforts. That sounds like common sense — and yet, the Pentagon wants Congress to approve an additional $200 billion in taxpayer money for the Trump administration’s illegal war in Iran. Under the Constitution, Congress has the sole power to declare war. The Trump administration launched a new conflict in the Middle East…
