{"id":145292,"date":"2023-08-04T11:15:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=145292"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:07:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:07:17","slug":"armed-troops-on-commercial-shipping-going-through-the-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=145292","title":{"rendered":"Armed troops on commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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American officials have informed The Associated Press that the US military is considering the positioning of armed troops on commercial vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz. This is being considered to act as a deterrence against the Iranians’ harassing and seizing these ships. The Iranians have been taking commercial vessels as a way to put pressure on the relevant powers related to the collapsed nuclear deal.<\/p>\n

From The Associated Press:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The contemplated move also would represent an extraordinary commitment in the Mideast by U.S. forces as the Pentagon tries to focus on Russia and China. America didn’t even take the step during the so-called “Tanker War,” which culminated with the U.S. Navy and Iran fighting a one-day naval battle in 1988 that was the Navy’s largest since World War II.<\/p>\n

While officials offered few details of the plan, it comes as thousands of Marines and sailors on both the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the USS Carter Hall, a landing ship, are on their way to the Persian Gulf. Those Marines and sailors could provide the backbone for any armed guard mission in the strait, through which 20% of the world’s crude oil passes.<\/p>\n

Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP about the U.S. proposal.<\/p>\n

Five U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the proposal, acknowledged its broad details. The officials stressed no final decision had been made and that discussions continue between U.S. military officials and America’s Gulf Arab allies in the region.<\/p>\n

Officials said the Marines and Navy sailors would provide the security only at the request of the ships involved. One official described the process as complex, saying any deployment likely also would require approval of the country under which the ship is flagged and the country under which the owner is registered. So far, that has yet to happen and it might not for some time, the official said.<\/p>\n

Earlier Thursday, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet, met with the head of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The six-nation bloc includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Associated Press has additional information on the story<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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