The Pentagon is rushing the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its escorts from Asia to the Middle East, skipping a planned stop in Vietnam, so it can operate alongside the USS Carl Vinson.
- The overlap will leave two U.S. carrier strike groups in the region for at least several weeks as fighting between Israel and Iran escalates.
- At the same time, Navy destroyers equipped with ballistic-missile-defence systems are redeploying from Europe to reinforce the ships already shielding Israel and American forces, with more BMD-capable vessels expected to arrive in coming days
Info via NBC.
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The pressure is ramping up on Iran:
