War on Iran: What troops is the US moving to the Gulf?
Al Jazeera
Growing US military presence around Iran suggests shift from air campaign to potential ground operations.
Nearly four weeks into Operation Epic Fury, United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Washington is engaged in negotiations with Tehran – talks that Iran denies are happening – while amassing thousands of troops in the Middle East.
What began on February 28 as a joint US-Israeli air campaign targeting Iran’s military infrastructure has now, by the final week of March, expanded into the largest deployment of soldiers to the region since the Iraq War.
One strike group, affiliated with the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, is operationally active in the combat zone as of now, with the carrier USS Gerald R Ford temporarily out of action for repairs in the Mediterranean.
The air campaign has struck more than 9,000 targets across Iran, including sites linked to former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters, ballistic missile facilities, drone production centres and naval assets, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
More than 140 Iranian vessels have been damaged or destroyed, US officials say. Iran has responded with near-daily missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, Gulf Arab states and US military bases, while effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz to most commercial shipping.
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