President Donald Trump's comments followed reports that the Pentagon is sending up to 2,500 more Marines to the Middle East from San Diego.

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet had to make an emergency landing at U.S. air base in the Middle East after it was struck by what is believed to be Iranian fire, CNN reported. Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.

The president made the comment on social media a short time after telling reporters on the White House lawn that he wasn’t interested in a cease-fire because the U.S. was “obliterating the other side.

The White House believes tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will increase before Navy escorts are deployed, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

Follow NBC News for live updates on the latest about the war with Iran, where the U.S. launched bunker buster bombs, while Israel struck Lebanon.

The effort has taken on new urgency nearly three weeks into the war with Iran, as oil prices soar above $100 a barrel.

The U.S. military has confirmed that all six crew members were killed when an American KC-135 refueling plane taking part in the Iran war crashed in western Iraq.

The U.S. said there were three survivors, while a Costa Rican official said two people were killed and one was critically injured.