About 3,500 U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel have been additionally deployed to the Middle East.
On the 28th, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on X (formerly Twitter), "U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel aboard the amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) have arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility."
According to Central Command, the warship is the flagship of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, which consists of 3,500 personnel, including 2,500 Marines and 1,000 sailors, and operates transport aircraft and fighter jets, amphibious assault and tactical asset.
In addition, the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit that departed San Diego are moving in, and 2,000 troops from the Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division are also reportedly set to be deployed.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said he would hold off on an attack on Iranian power plant facilities and negotiate with Iran through Apr. 6, but the Navy is seen reinforcing personnel in the Middle East.
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, "If President Trump approves, the United States will deploy more than 17,000 ground troops near Iran."
Central Command said that from the 28th, the start date of the operation, through this morning, more than 11,000 targets had been struck, and more than 150 Iranian warships had been destroyed or damaged.
The two countries are currently communicating through mediators including Pakistan, Türkiye and Egypt, but their positions are reportedly in sharp confrontation.