The American Army announces the arrival of the amphibious assault ship Tripoli in the Middle East with some 3,500 Marines.

Speculations are currently rife about the potential deployment of American troops on Iranian territory.

The American amphibious assault ship Tripoli arrived in the Middle East, announced the US military command for this zone (Centcom) on Saturday, March 28, at a time when speculations are rife about the potential deployment of American troops on Iranian territory.

The Tripoli, a ship usually based in Japan, arrived in the area on Friday, according to a Centcom statement on X, which specifies that this aircraft carrier is leading a naval group that includes “around 3,500” sailors and Marines.

It also includes transport and combat aircraft, as well as amphibious assault equipment, the statement adds, accompanied by four images. One of them shows the deck of the Tripoli with several Seahawk helicopters, as well as some Ospreys, aircraft used mainly for troop transport. Another shows an F-35 combat aircraft, capable of taking off and landing on these aircraft carriers.

Questioning the sending of American troops to the region

The arrival of the ship and this Marine expeditionary unit comes shortly after the statements of US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, who said on Friday that the United States could achieve its objectives in Iran without deploying troops on the ground.

But Donald Trump has been maintaining a certain ambiguity on this possibility for several weeks, and several American media outlets have reported in recent days that the American president was considering sending at least 10,000 troops to the Middle East soon.