US sending Marines and amphibious assault ship to Middle East, officials say

The U.S. military is deploying a large amphibious assault ship with thousands of additional Marines and sailors to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as Iran’s new supreme leader hailed Iran’s “unity” and “resistance”. Reuters had reported that Washington, desperate to reopen the Gulf oil bottleneck of the Strait of Hormuz, […]