A Newsmax report says the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer and its embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit were sidelined during the Iran war campaign after a failure in the ship’s main circulation pump — a key system that cools the engine — forced the vessel to remain at the U.S.–UK base on Diego Garcia awaiting parts and repairs, leaving its Marines unable to join planned operations at a critical moment in Washington’s maritime blockade and reported contingency planning around Iran’s ports and Kharg Island.