Force of 3,500 Marines and sailors arrive in Middle East ^0%

The Independent - By Brendan Rascius - 3/28/2026, 4:52 PM

Negativity Bias 29.2% - Framing Effect 24.1% - Recency Bias 9.9%

Thousands of U.S. servicemembers have deployed to the Middle East as the war with Iran enters its second month, underscoring the scale of the American military buildup in the region. On Friday, roughly 3,500 Marines and sailors aboard the USS Tripoli — an amphibious assault ship — entered the U.S. Central Command’s “area of... more