US Deploys Nuclear Submarine in Mideast Amid Iran Tension

  • USS Florida began transiting from Mediterranean on Friday
  • Move follows increased attacks on US troops and their allies

The USS Florida

Photographer: U.S. Navy/Getty Images

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The US military revealed Saturday that it has deployed a nuclear-powered submarine in the Middle East in a show of force amid rising tensions with Iran.