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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/22/marines-hormuz-strait-decisive-battle-iran-trump/
U.S. Troop Build-up Raises Specter of Battle for Hormuz
(Washington Post) Greg Miller - A surge of additional U.S. forces to the Middle East and President Trump's threat to "obliterate" Iran's energy infrastructure have set the stage for a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz and key energy installations. Contingents of U.S. sailors and Marines are heading to the Middle East. "Those Marines aren't coming for decoration," said an Israeli official. The new U.S. deployment signals a plan "to take the island and the strait," referring to Kharg Island, Iran's main hub for exporting petroleum. Doing so could enable the U.S. and Israel to starve Tehran of oil revenue.