{"id":38311,"date":"2023-08-07T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cww7news.com\/?p=38311"},"modified":"2023-08-07T12:52:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:52:03","slug":"3000-u-s-sailors-marines-reach-red-sea-as-bidens-middle-east-build-up-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cww7news.com\/3000-u-s-sailors-marines-reach-red-sea-as-bidens-middle-east-build-up-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"3,000+ U.S. Sailors, Marines Reach Red Sea as Biden\u2019s Middle East Build-Up Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Upwards of 3,000 U.S. sailors and Marines sailed into the Red Sea on Monday&nbsp;after transiting the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the U.S. Navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reinforcements were carried aboard the USS&nbsp;<em>Bataan<\/em>&nbsp;and USS&nbsp;<em>Carter Hall<\/em>&nbsp;warships, providing \u201cgreater flexibility and maritime capability\u201d to the Fifth Fleet, the statement&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20230807-thousands-of-us-sailors-marines-reach-red-sea-after-iran-tensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seen<\/a>&nbsp;by AFP added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their arrival followed a U.S. announcement last month it would deploy a destroyer, F-35 and F-16 warplanes, along with the Amphibious Readiness Group\/Marine Expeditionary Unit, to the Middle East to deter Iran from seizing ships in the Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. military says Iran has either seized or attempted to take control of nearly 20 internationally flagged ships in the region over the past two years and the Biden White House wants to see more forces in the region to stand ready to engage Iran if required, as Breitbart News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/middle-east\/2023\/05\/03\/stop-and-board-operation-by-irans-revolutionary-guard-yields-another-tanker-in-strait-of-hormuz\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A U.S. Navy warship fired a warning flare to repel an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat during a tense\u00a0encounter in the Strait of Hormuz. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OXe7qyYigj\">https:\/\/t.co\/OXe7qyYigj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1539346568838623237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>USS&nbsp;<em>Bataan<\/em>&nbsp;is an amphibious assault ship which can carry fixed-wing and rotary aircraft as well as landing craft. The USS&nbsp;<em>Carter Hall<\/em>, a dock landing ship, transports Marines, their gear, and lands them ashore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese units add significant operational flexibility and capability as we work\u2026 to deter destabilizing activity and deescalate regional tensions caused by Iran\u2019s harassment and seizures of merchant vessels,\u201d Fifth Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins told AFP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Iran General Hossein Salami said he seeks revenge against the U.S. that &quot;will be hard, firm, regrettable, decisive and complete.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9xWXPX0JEW\">https:\/\/t.co\/9xWXPX0JEW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1214543877518110720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upwards of 3,000 U.S. sailors and Marines sailed into the Red Sea on Monday&nbsp;after transiting the Suez Canal in a pre-announced deployment, the U.S. Navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet said in a statement. The reinforcements were carried aboard the USS&nbsp;Bataan&nbsp;and USS&nbsp;Carter Hall&nbsp;warships, providing \u201cgreater flexibility and maritime capability\u201d to the Fifth Fleet, the statement&nbsp;seen&nbsp;by AFP added. 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