US military moves Navy, Air Force assets to the Middle East: What to know
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Trump says US ‘armada’ is heading towards the Gulf, raising fears of a military escalation in the region.
A United States aircraft carrier strike group is heading towards the Gulf as tensions build with Iran.
The US military last staged a major build-up in the Middle East in June – days before striking three Iranian nuclear sites during Israel’s 12-day war with Tehran.
This month, US President Donald Trump backed antigovernment protesters in Iran. “Help is on its way,” he told them as the government cracked down. But last week, he dialled down the military rhetoric. The protests have since been quashed.
So what are the US military assets moving to the Gulf? And is the US preparing to strike Iran again?
Trump said on Thursday that a US “armada” is heading towards the Gulf region with Iran being its focus.
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