Amid intensifying tensions between Tehran and Washington, the U.S. Navy is in Iran's crosshairs.
ABOARD A U.S. NAVY SHIP IN THE PERSIAN GULF – In the darkest of darkness, surrounded by a glass-smooth sea – thousands of miles from home – an American voice reads a statement over a VHF radio frequency primarily used for international distress calls.
Story continuesAdditionally, U.S. intelligence, disputed by Iran, indicates that Tehran's military may have accidentally shot down a Ukrainian commercial airliner around the time of the attack. Over 9,000 vessels operate in the area each day and one-sixth of global oil production and one-third of the world's natural gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf that Iran claims as its territory.
The Trump administration considered Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis – the Iraqi leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces, killed alongside him – terrorists. Since his killing, the Pentagon has deployed more troops to the Middle East to protect U.S. assets in the region: bases, embassies, ships, contractors.
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