U.S. Deploys Marines and Warships to the Persian Gulf as Tensions With Iran Escalate: Thousands of Troops From the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the USS Tripoli Head Toward the Strait of Hormuz in a Strategic Move to Reinforce American Presence in the Region

The order is already signed. Thousands of U.S. Marines and a small armada are slipping toward one of the most dangerous chokepoints on Earth. Washington calls it “deterrence.” Tehran calls it a threat. Oil markets are watching every wave, every radar ping, everymove near the Strait of Hormuz. One miscalculation, one stray missile, and the world’s economy could shud…