USS Tripoli and its Amphibious Ready Group entered CENTCOM’s area with 3,500 Sailors and Marines, bringing aircraft, amphibious assault and tactical assets.

USS Tripoli and its Amphibious Ready Group entered CENTCOM’s area with 3,500 Sailors and Marines, bringing aircraft, amphibious assault and tactical assets. The deployment fuels speculation the US could try to seize one or more of Iran's strategic islands to secure shipping through the strait of Hormuz.