Thousands of US Marines are due to enter the US Central Command on Friday, the same day as President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to The Wall Street Journal, citing two US officials.
The report said the Japan-based USS Tripoli, the USS New Orleans, and roughly 2,200 Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are scheduled to cross into CENTCOM on Friday. It would then take several more days for the force to reach the Strait of Hormuz.
The Pentagon has also ordered the California-based 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aboard the USS Boxer amphibious ready group, to head to CENTCOM, though that deployment will take longer. The report comes just hours after a New York Times article, which states that the Pentagon is contemplating deploying the 82nd Airborne Division and parts of its headquarters to assist in its campaign against Iran.
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