Skip to Main ContentU.S. Deploys More Warships, Troops To Middle East: ReportThe U.S. is reportedly sending more warships and troops to the Middle East amid growing tensions over the choked-up Strait of Hormuz.Citing military officials, the Associated Press reported three more warships — the USS Boxer and two other amphibious assault ships — and around 2,500 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are bound for the region from their home port of San Diego.Another group of amphibious assault ships carrying Marines have already been redirected from the Pacific to the Middle East.About 50,000 troops are stationed in the region.The move comes as U.S. and Israeli air strikes have battered Iran for almost three weeks, and a battle to resolve the Strait of Hormuz blockade appears imminent.On Friday, Trump called fellow members of NATO “cowards” as he ripped U.S. allies for resisting his call to help unclog the narrow channel where roughly 20% of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas typically passes through.See All UpdatesClose