In this photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps, a sailor on the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan directs a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jet in the Gulf of Oman, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Bataan transited through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, in recent days amid tensions with Iran, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer said Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)FILE - In this satellite photo provided by Planet Labs PBC, vessels identified as the Virgo, left, and the Suez Rajan, by the advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran, are seen in the South China Sea on Feb. 13, 2022. An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. (Planet Labs PBC via AP, File)This image provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard via Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, shows the USS Bataan at the Strait of Hormuz, in the mouth of the Persian Gulf. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Tasnim News Agency via AP)In this image provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard via Tasnim News agency on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, a Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves near USS Bataan at the Strait of Hormuz, in the mouth of the Persian Gulf. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Tasnim News Agency via AP)In this image provided by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard via Tasnim News Agency on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, a machine gun's muzzle of a Revolutionary Guard speedboat is seen as the boat moves near USS Bataan at the Strait of Hormuz, in the mouth of the Persian Gulf. (Iranian Revolutionary Guard/Tasnim News Agency via AP)In this photo released by the U.S. Navy, two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets fly alongside amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner in the Gulf of Oman, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. The Bataan transited through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, in recent days amid tensions with Iran, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer said Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (U.S. Navy via AP)In this photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps, a sailor on the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan directs a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jet in the Gulf of Oman, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Bataan transited through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, in recent days amid tensions with Iran, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer said Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
In this photo released by the U.S. Marine Corps, a sailor on the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan directs a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jet in the Gulf of Oman, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Bataan transited through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, in recent days amid tensions with Iran, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Rick Chernitzer said Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)
