Monday Briefing: UNGA week kicks off with a US-Iranian prisoner swap
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The newly signed security pact between the United States and Bahrain will have far-reaching consequences for the Gulf and beyond.
Washington is pushing for ties between the two countries, with a promise of security guarantees for Riyadh.
Top US commanders recently passed through the Strait of Hormuz in part under the watchful eye of a small uncrewed surface vessel.
More than 3,000 Marines and sailors arrived in the Middle East on Sunday in a deployment meant to deter Iran from seizing and harassing merchant ships near the Strait of Hormuz, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. The North Carolina-based MEU "is capable of conducting amphibious missions, crisis response and limited contingency operations to include enabling the introduction of follow-on forces and designated special operations," according to a release from Naval Forces Central Command.