The US has deployed thousands of additional Marines and airborne troops to the Middle East since the Iran war began.
![US Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippine Marines take part in a boat raid exercise during a joint military exercise [File:Bullit Marquez/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP565680796683-1775042266.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The US has deployed thousands of additional Marines and airborne troops to the Middle East since the Iran war began.
![US Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippine Marines take part in a boat raid exercise during a joint military exercise [File:Bullit Marquez/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP565680796683-1775042266.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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