How a Marine Unit in the Middle East Could Open New Phase of Iran War
The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.

The U.S. war with Iran is spilling out across the Middle East, putting AI infrastructure at risk and increasingly raising questions about large-scale investments by American tech firms in the region. Industry leaders have committed billions of dollars to delivering chips and building data centers in wealthy Gulf nations like Saudi Arabia and the United…
The unit’s arrival in the coming days will give the Pentagon the ability to quickly launch raids.
President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Friday, claiming the country had plans to dominate the Middle East shortly after announcing a major U.S. military strike.In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote that “Iran had plans of taking over the entire Middle East, and completely obliterating Israel.”“JUST LIKE IRAN ITSELF,…
The threat from the Islamic Republic could represent a serious escalation of the war, potentially dragging Europe into the fight.
There were many reasons behind Trump's decision to attack — but none of them were about US national security