The Pentagon is redeploying the USS Tripoli amphibious assault ship to the Middle East as the American military works to dislodge Iranian influence over the vital Strait of Hormuz.
Pentagon sending assault ship, 5,000 Marines toward Iran
Politics
March 13, 2026
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