US Heightens Military Presence in Gulf as Iran Nuclear Deal Approaches

Monday, March 23, 2015
By Paul Martin

SputnikNews.com
23.03.2015

As the nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 nations come to a head, the US begins Eagle Resolve, a massive military exercise in the Persian Gulf.

With the support of regional allies, the US moved nearly 3,000 military personnel, as well as “air, land, sea, and special operations components,” into the gulf on March 8. Taking place just off the coast of Kuwait, the exercise will continue through the end of the month, and is meant to improve the military’s response time should an incident occur in the region.

“Eagle Resolve 2015 will consist of a week-long series of simulated ‘injects’ to exercise participants’ ability to respond as a multinational headquarters staff, followed by a series of tactical demonstrations of land, maritime, and air forces from several nations,” reads a fact sheet provided to the Washington Free Beacon by US Central Command. “The exercise ends with a senior leader seminar to foster an environment for commanders to discuss issues of regional interest.”

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