Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sending an amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Friday. Why it matters: The deployment will add thousands of Marines, several warships, and F-35 fighter jets to support those already in the region, the U.S. official said.

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  • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
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    9 hours ago

    They’re definitely going to film them putting up a flag somewhere but it won’t open the strait of Hormuz.