Earlier this week, the United States Navy announced 3,000 sailors and Marines arrived in the Middle East after the Pentagon requested more troops. The plea came after the Islamic Republic of Iran attempted to seize commercial ships in U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) areas.

According to reports from CENTCOM, the U.S. government plans on sending troops from the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to the Middle East.

Foreign Desk News reports that “In the past few months, the Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to harass American, Israeli, and Saudi commercial ships, stoking chaos and tensions in one of the world’s most critical trade routes.”

“Sending the Marines is a good move on Biden’s part, but the question is whether he’ll learn the lessons,” said Michael Rubin, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).

“First, rogue regimes like Iran and American partners in the region respect strength, not State Department statements,” he added.

In a statement, CENTCOM announced that the amphibious assault ship “USS Bataan (LHD 50) and dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) entered the Red Sea after transiting from the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. Bataan ARG/26th MEU units bring to the region additional aviation and naval assets, as well as more U.S. Marines and sailors, providing greater flexibility and maritime capability to U.S. 5th Fleet.”

The statement went on to say that the amphibious assault ship can “carry more than two dozen rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, including MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft and AV-8B Harrier attack jets in addition to several amphibious landing craft.”

CENTCOM also noted that a dock landing ship “also supports operations for various rotary-wing aircraft, tactical vehicles, and amphibious landing craft.