The US Navy has begun a series of strategic maneuvers, to most extensive in the Gulf since their original invasion of Iraq in 2003, in an effort to gain "regional stability." The US Navy has said that their actions are not meant to exert any pressure on Iran, rather to simply get a feel for their positioning. They claim that any destabilizing pressure that Iran feels is domestically based, rather than it coming from a hostile force. The exercises being carried out require more than 10,000 US personnel each, with ships making simulated attacks on enemy forces, as well as finding underwater mines and hunting enemy submarines.
In most places, these are known as war games, however the US obviously does not want to send out a message that they are the obvious aggressor here. These actions also seem to correspond with the recent capture of 15 British sailors. The US has also claimed that their actions don't impose on Iran, and that if anything Iran's political instability will do more damage in the long run (to Iran on a whole).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6499605.stm
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