Iran Wars : 5,000 U.S. Marines on the way! Semper Fi!!!!

[laksaboy]

No more oil revenue for Iran = no more wages for the IRGC.

Meanwhile, on related news...




If you know the connection between Panama, Venezuela, Cuba, Iran and (parts of) Greenland, you would understand.

Bonus news to help you better understand:

Japan Will Begin Deploying Homegrown Longer-Range Missiles​

https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/jap...ssiles-as-counterstrike-strategy-takes-shape/

 

[syed putra]

Same what? The US sells war machines to Taiwan is also mainly for business and to fatten the income of those US defense industries. They are not interested whether Taiwan will win in case of a war with China. When it comes to money, everyone is hypocritical.

Taiwan is part of china. US recognise this. Taiwan constitution states this. Selling weapons to taiwan is like arming insurgents.

 

[syed putra]

Japan Will Begin Deploying Homegrown Longer-Range Missiles

Japan and south korea after witnessing how ineffective US security protection is, will start arming themselves with home grown weapons. Good for their economy too.

 

[winners]

Taiwan is part of china. US recognise this. Taiwan constitution states this. Selling weapons to taiwan is like arming insurgents.

China has never ruled Taiwan before. How to say Taiwan is part of China?

 

[Eisenhut]

If Trump says the war is "done" but 5000 troops went to Middle East , you know USA is kinda "fried" by Iranian missiles

 

[laksaboy]

Japan and south korea after witnessing how ineffective US security protection is, will start arming themselves with home grown weapons. Good for their economy too.

Keep up with the gaslighting, reality does not care for your bullshit.

 

[face the facts]

when more people die, sooner or later....... americans will fight americans, iranians will fight iranians, israelis will fight israelis
fucking senseless, fuck ALL govt parasites

 

[Eisenhut]

when more people die, sooner or later....... americans will fight americans, iranians will fight iranians, israelis will fight israelis
fucking senseless, fuck ALL govt parasites

That's anarchy we always wanted! Yeah!!! Power la

 

[Truthspeak]

Just nuke the whole of Iran. Much cheaper option.

Assuming the existence of logical fallacies is the downfall of goyims.

Unfortunately, the nuke never existed.
It is nothing but a money laundering programme and a fear mongering campaign

 

[Sikodolaukazzz]

I am sure Trumpet and Hegseth, the reporter, will lead the US soldiers.

You guys here cheer so much why not volunteer and tell them to stay home you guys will take up arms and attack Iran.

 

[Truthspeak]

If Trump says the war is "done" but 5000 troops went to Middle East , you know USA is kinda "fried" by Iranian missiles

It was just a fake news.

The spokesperson of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters warned that if Iran's oil, economic, or energy infrastructure is attacked, all corresponding US facilities in the region will be destroyed.

 

[404]

China has never ruled Taiwan before. How to say Taiwan is part of China?

According to UNGA Resolution 2758, the PRC is recognized as the sole legitimate representative of all China, including Taiwan, framing any military action as a domestic matter rather than an act of international aggression.

 

[k1976]

Can 5,000 U.S. soldiers effectively take control of the Strait of Hormuz from Iranian forces while managing tasks such as directing oil tankers, evacuating civilians, protecting embassies, and securing key entry points for specialized missions?

活靶子once they took over the Khang Island

 

[k1976]

I am sure Trumpet and Hegseth, the reporter, will lead the US soldiers.

You guys here cheer so much why not volunteer and tell them to stay home you guys will take up arms and attack Iran.

Best can ask the young handsome Trump to lead the charge against the Bao Tuo Guard

It Is a very good excursion for his summer holiday project

 

[glockman]

More coffins heading back stateside.

14 hours ago - Politics & Policy

U.S. sending USS Tripoli, thousands of Marines to Middle East​

• Josephine Walker,
• Barak Ravid

The USS Tripoli made a port call as part of routine operations in the Indo-Pacific in 2022. Photo: Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sending an amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Friday.

Why it matters: The deployment will add thousands of Marines, several warships, and F-35 fighter jets to support those already in the region, the U.S. official said.

• The U.S. official said U.S. Central Command asked for the new force in order to have more options for military operations against Iran.
• The Marine expeditionary unit will be able to conduct ground operations if ordered. The U.S. official declined to comment on that possibility.

Driving the news: The Marine expeditionary force is moving into the region as Iran continues to target traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, driving up global oil, shipping and insurance prices.

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. Navy escorts for commercial ships in the Strait could begin "soon."
• Bessent said the disruptions have already cost the U.S. $11 billion.
• Sources with knowledge said that before such escorts would begin, the U.S. military is planning potential operations for taking out land-based anti-ship missiles that the Iranians have deployed in the Strait area.

13 U.S. military members have died in the conflict as of Friday, following the crash of a refueling tanker aircraft in Iraq.

What they're saying: "We're on plan to defeat, destroy, disable all of their meaningful military capabilities at a pace the world has never seen before," Hegseth insisted in a news conference Friday.

• "But it's not just that Iran doesn't have a functioning Air Force, or that their entire Navy is at the bottom of the Persian Gulf, or their missile force is shrinking daily."
  
  
• "They also don't have the ability to build more. That's the most important component I'd like to emphasize today," he said.
• Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine said that U.S. Central Command will continue to "destroy the Iranian Navy to ensure freedom of navigation, and this means going after Iran's mine-laying capability and destroying their ability to attack commercial vessels."

Zoom in: The entire Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group includes the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the USS Tripoli, guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls, and guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta.

• The Pentagon did not respond to Axios' request for comment.

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/13/marines-middle-east-us-deployment

 

[Flibbertigibbet]

When US human casualties, Trump will be under pressure...

 

[glockman]

When US human casualties, Trump will be under pressure...

I think he is too dumb to know what pressure is. Also, he'll deceive himself just like he's always trying to deceive everyone else.

 

[syed putra]

Yesterday President Trump also ordered the bombing of Kharg Island (picture below). Mr Trump has said that military targets on Kharg Island were completely destroyed but the oil facilities were untouched.

Kharg Island is a small, approximately 20-square-kilometre (roughly 8-square-mile) island in the northern Persian Gulf, located about 30 kilometers (19 miles) off the Iranian coast. It measures roughly 8 km in length and 3-4 km in width, serving as Iran's primary crude oil export terminal and handling 90% of its exports.


It has also been reported that the US is sending 5,000 Marines to the Persian Gulf.

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) which is based in Japan under the United States Indo-Pacific Command has now been ordered to move toward the Middle East. The 31st MEU includes several ships and about 5,000 Marines. Officials said the assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA-7) and its Marines are already heading to the Middle East.

Officials say that the MEU provides a wide range of military capabilities that commanders can use if required, not just ground combat. The unit includes advanced aircraft such as a squadron of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets and a squadron of Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey aircraft.

There are suggestions that this Marine Expeditionary unit will be a holding force on Kharg Island AFTER the oil terminal is taken by US Special Forces - most likely the Navy Seals and Marines (since this operation comes under the US Navy).

There are approximately 2,900 active-duty Navy SEALs, with roughly 200 more in the reserves, for a total of over 3,100 personnel. They are organized into ten operational teams, typically with each team comprising eight 16-man platoons. They operate under the Naval Special Warfare Command.

Here is Kharg Island wrt the Persian Gulf area:



The Americans built Kharg Island in the 1950s. They chose this island so that in the event of war if they captured this island then the entire Iranian oil output will come under their control.

I think this is exactly what will happen soon. Once the Iranian regime loses 90% of their oil revenues, they cannot function anymore.

Once the regime's military is fully neutralised holding the island will not be too risky.
Also no one especially the Iranian regime wants to destroy the island's oil facilities because it will take years to restore the oil facilities (and 90% of Iran's oil revenue).

 

[nabeifuckpap]

Sinkie men please fuck off with your SAF bullshit

 

[syed putra]

More coffins heading back stateside.

14 hours ago - Politics & Policy

U.S. sending USS Tripoli, thousands of Marines to Middle East​

• Josephine Walker,
• Barak Ravid

The USS Tripoli made a port call as part of routine operations in the Indo-Pacific in 2022. Photo: Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is sending an amphibious assault ship, the USS Tripoli, and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, a senior U.S. official confirmed to Axios on Friday.

Why it matters: The deployment will add thousands of Marines, several warships, and F-35 fighter jets to support those already in the region, the U.S. official said.

• The U.S. official said U.S. Central Command asked for the new force in order to have more options for military operations against Iran.
• The Marine expeditionary unit will be able to conduct ground operations if ordered. The U.S. official declined to comment on that possibility.

Driving the news: The Marine expeditionary force is moving into the region as Iran continues to target traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, driving up global oil, shipping and insurance prices.

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that U.S. Navy escorts for commercial ships in the Strait could begin "soon."
• Bessent said the disruptions have already cost the U.S. $11 billion.
• Sources with knowledge said that before such escorts would begin, the U.S. military is planning potential operations for taking out land-based anti-ship missiles that the Iranians have deployed in the Strait area.

13 U.S. military members have died in the conflict as of Friday, following the crash of a refueling tanker aircraft in Iraq.

What they're saying: "We're on plan to defeat, destroy, disable all of their meaningful military capabilities at a pace the world has never seen before," Hegseth insisted in a news conference Friday.

• "But it's not just that Iran doesn't have a functioning Air Force, or that their entire Navy is at the bottom of the Persian Gulf, or their missile force is shrinking daily."
  
  
• "They also don't have the ability to build more. That's the most important component I'd like to emphasize today," he said.
• Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine said that U.S. Central Command will continue to "destroy the Iranian Navy to ensure freedom of navigation, and this means going after Iran's mine-laying capability and destroying their ability to attack commercial vessels."

Zoom in: The entire Tripoli Expeditionary Strike Group includes the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the USS Tripoli, guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls, and guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta.

• The Pentagon did not respond to Axios' request for comment.

https://www.axios.com/2026/03/13/marines-middle-east-us-deployment

Nice target for iran.