U.S. military pushes more weaponry into the Middle East
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A US Navy P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine patrol aircraft on Tuesday conducted a reconnaissance flight over the Strait of Hormuz, where the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran is conducting military exercises, according to the aviation resource Flightradar24.
Estimates show Iran has one of the biggest standing armed forces in the Middle East, along with the largest and most diverse missile arsenal in the region - Anadolu Ajansı
As indirect US–Iran nuclear talks resume in Geneva, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that American warships deployed near Iran could be sent “to the bottom of the sea.”
President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.
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The Maritime Security Belt 2026 exercise comes as the U.S. is flowing forces to the Middle East ahead of a possible attack on Iran.
The president has been steadily building up U.S. military forces in the Middle East and threatening another strike on the country if the government does not abandon its nuclear ambitions.