Around 2,500 U.S. Marines are heading for the Middle East, along with a Navy amphibious warship. Their mission is not yet clear, but it signals a marked increase in U.S. forces in the region. The deployment comes as the Pentagon said more than 15,000 targets had been struck in Iran over nearly two weeks of relentless bombing against the regime. Stephanie Sy reports.
  • YappyMonotheist
    51·
    7 days ago

    Well, they’ve been planning an invasion of Iran since at least the late 90s/early 00s… Hopefully hubris and stupidity will be the undoing of the American military and Iran will help the world deal with this cancer. 🙏

    • 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      2·
      6 days ago

      Seems unlikely, when US croaks, its vassal states follow, without question.

      I hope it doesn’t, but it only seems like it’s going to get messy.

    • SpruceBringsteen
      3·
      7 days ago

      Watch it be Kharg island. They’ll claim an immediate victory because of it’s importance to the oil industry. But it’ll do nothing to secure the strait and will just paint a target on the expeditionary force there to take potshots from drones.

      Hope I’m wrong.