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The Pentagon has approved the deployment of a full Marine Expeditionary Unit of approximately 2,500 Marines to the Middle East.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed off on the request from U.S. Central Command, the officials said. The elite, self-contained rapid-reaction force is being rushed to the region as Iran intensifies its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s actions have paralyzed commercial traffic through the critical waterway, which carries one-fifth of global oil supplies. The blockade has already driven up gas prices worldwide and created a serious military and political challenge for President Trump.
This surge adds significant ground combat power at a moment of rapid escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict. The expeditionary unit is designed for immediate crisis response and can operate independently with its own air, ground and logistics elements.
A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on the deployment.
