US deploys 3 new ships, 4,000 troops with F-35s towards Iran amid escalating tensions
US deploys 3 new ships, 4,000 troops with F-35s towards Iran amid escalating tensions
- •US dispatches USS Boxer, USS Portland, and USS Comstock with 2,500 troops towards Iran, joining USS Tripoli already in the region.
- •Total deployment includes approximately 8,000 troops, enhancing US military presence in West Asia.
- •Ships carry F-35B fighter jets, capable of short take-off and radar evasion, despite Iran's recent claim of damaging an F-35.
- •USS Boxer, an amphibious assault warship, acts as a mobile mini-airbase, launching air and ground operations from sea.
- •Deployment signals a long-term US strategy, with the USS Boxer expected to reach the war zone in three weeks.
