Pentagon Sends Second Aircraft Carrier to Mideast as Iran Tensions Rise
Source: US Navy
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered additional forces to the Middle East, including the Carl Vinson carrier strike group and aircraft, as Washington vows to continue its strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels and as tensions with Tehran increase over its nuclear program.
The Carl Vinson will arrive in the region after completing exercises in the Indo-Pacific. The department is also prolonging the Harry S. Truman carrier strike group’s deployment in the region, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Tuesday. The unusual two-carrier presence repeats a show of force by the Biden administration last year.