The Pentagon is moving a Marine expeditionary unit and more warships to the Middle East, as Iran steps up its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has approved a request from CENTCOM for an element of an amphibious ready group and attached Marine expeditionary unit, typically consisting of several warships and 5,000 Marines and sailors, U.S. officials told The Wall Street Journal.
In other news, Iran is firing missiles at Jerusalem, meters from the Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Hitting that would be a disaster. The regime is desperate, facing an existential threat.
The Iranian regime is firing missiles at Jerusalem, Israel’s capital.
One of them struck a few hundred meters from the Old City, the Western Wall, Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.Protecting lives & worshippers’ safety comes first. That is why prayer at all… pic.twitter.com/9xh6SEARmA
— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) March 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran will be over “when I feel it in my bones.” I feel it in my bones now, but I know it can’t end while Iran has control of the Strait. I have faith in President Trump that he can get this done and soon.
ICYMI: U.S. President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran will be over “when I feel it in my bones.”
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— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) March 13, 2026
We lost six airmen in the K135 tanker crash. The Boeing KC‑135 Stratotanker does not have ejection seats, and its crew no longer carries parachutes for manual bailout. This is a deliberate design choice based on decades of operational experience and the realities of flying large, multi‑crew aircraft at high altitude and speed.
A US Air Force KC-135 tanker has crashed in western Iraq, according to CENTCOM.
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