🚨UPDATE: 🇺🇸U.S. TO DEPLOY MARINES TO THE MIDDLE EAST The Pentagon is reinforcing its military presence in the region as tensions with Iran escalate. • The U.S. has approved deploying a Marine Expeditionary Unit (2,500 Marines) to the Middle East • The deployment includes additional warships and elements of an amphibious ready group • The move comes as Iran steps up attacks in the Strait of Hormuz • President Trump says it’s unlikely Iranians will rise up against the regime soon(Coin Bureau)