The war in Iran continues to escalate as two Marine Expeditionary Units, aboard the USS Tripoli and the USS Boxer, sail towards the Middle East. Together, these deployments will add approximately 5,000 troops to a regional buildup that already includes the 82nd Airborne Division and the USS Abraham Lincoln. This growing U.S. presence comes amid mounting questions of U.S. war crimes in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kuwait, as Washington struggles with relocating troops against Iranian drone attacks.