An American aircraft carrier and other military assets will arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, two US officials said yesterday, even as US President Donald Trump voiced hopes of avoiding new attacks on Iran.
US warships including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, several destroyers and fighter aircraft started moving from the Asia-Pacific last week as tensions between Iran and the US soared following a severe crackdown on protests across Iran in recent months.
One of the officials said additional air defence systems were also being eyed for the Middle East.
The US often increases US troop levels in the Middle East at moments of heightened regional tensions, something that experts note can be entirely defensive in nature.
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