“According to Fox News, the United States is redeploying at least one aircraft carrier group to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Fox News citing US military sources
Details: The publication notes that it could be the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is currently deployed in the South China Sea, or one of the two aircraft carriers that departed Norfolk and San Diego earlier this week. Transfer to the region is expected to take at least a week.
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US military air, ground and naval forces will be deployed to the region in the coming days and weeks, according to Fox News sources. According to the publication, this is done in order “to provide the president (US Donald Trump – ed.) with military options in case he decides to strike Iran.”
The actions are part of what officials described as a “force deployment” process.
One Fox News source said that if “the president decides to conduct a military operation, it will be a different, more offensive one.” The publication’s source said that US military planners are preparing a number of options that will depend on how the Iranian regime acts in the coming days.
It is also expected that anti-missile defense systems will be sent to the region to strengthen the protection of American bases and Israel. According to Fox News sources, these systems will include anti-missile defenses.
What preceded: NBC News reported that US President Donald Trump wants a “swift and decisive” strike against the regime in Iran, but may consider a more limited military scenario due to the lack of guarantees of its fall and the risk of escalation.
We will remind:
- Earlier, Trump said that he was assured that executions and murders had allegedly stopped in protest-ridden Iran.
- The media also reported that Israel and a number of Arab countries in recent days appealed to the administration of US President Donald Trump with a call not to strike Iran yet, because the regime has not yet weakened enough.
- Recently, Trump supported the Iranian population in protests and declared that “help is on the way.”
- The US State Department has issued an urgent warning to Americans still in Iran, urging them to leave the country immediately. The situation in the country is becoming uncontrollable, you should evacuate on your own, without waiting for help from Washington.