American Troops, Warships Arrive in Hormuz Strait Amid Escalating US–Iran Tensions

An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, places cargo on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD5), during a vertical replenishment between Bataan and the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12) on Dec. 31, 2019. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kathryn E. Macdonald

Two warships carrying 3,000 American soldiers arrived in the Hormuz Strait of the Red Sea on Aug. 6, amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran.

According to officials in Washington, the arrival of the troops comes after the United States blocked Iran from seizing two commercial tankers off the coast of Oman on July 5.