🇺🇸🇮🇷 U.S. may send Marines to seize key Hormuz islands
The Pentagon is preparing options to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, including deploying Marines and potentially seizing Iranian-controlled islands.
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is already en route and expected within days.
The strait carries about 20% of global oil, and ongoing attacks have disrupted shipping.
Why it matters: any move here risks a direct clash while the world’s most critical oil route hangs in the balance.
Source: Wall Street Journal