31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Coverage of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in the Nexus archive.
- Five American weapons that could bring Iran’s oil fortress to its knees
Kharg Island, handling 90% of Iran’s oil exports, is a strategic target under the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. U.S. military options include an air assault by forces like the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and 82nd Airborne Division, following prior strikes on Iranian military sites. President Trump has mentioned potential seizure of the island as a leverage point.
- US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
The US military boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker, M/T Celestial Sea, in the Gulf of Oman, suspecting it of trying to violate a US naval blockade. The tanker was sailing towards an Iranian port and is over 120 meters long. The operation was carried out by Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
- US military announces another deadly strike against 'narco-terrorists'
The U.S. military conducted a deadly strike against a vessel accused of narco-trafficking in the Caribbean, killing three suspected cartel operatives. Separately, the U.S. attacked an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea, disabling its propulsion and seizing it after non-compliance with warnings.
- US military announces another deadly strike against 'narco-terrorists'
The U.S. military conducted two separate strikes: a lethal attack in the Caribbean against a vessel linked to narco-trafficking, killing three individuals, and a seizure of an Iranian-flagged ship in the Arabian Sea for violating a U.S. blockade.