US moves 2,000 Marines from Japan to Middle East as Iran war intensifies

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The US military is deploying at least one amphibious assault ship and over 2,000 Marines from Okinawa, Japan, to the Middle East as the conflict with Iran intensifies into its third week. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Tripoli is being redeployed, potentially thinning US military presence in the Indo-Pacific. President Trump has vowed to escalate military action against Iran.

The US military has started moving at least one amphibious assault ship and more than 2,000 Marines from Japan to the Middle East as the US-Israeli war against Iran continues, according to US media reports. With the war about to enter its third week and US President Donald Trump vowing to ramp up military action against Iran, The Wall Street Journal and Fox News said on Friday the military was sending the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit to the region. The assault ship Tripoli,...