the US surges air and sea assets to the Middle East
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AMERICA is sending the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. The hulking $4.5billion nuclear-powered supercarrier, nicknamed Old Salt,
Recently, the US has had a squadron of B-2 bombers at its base on the island of Diego Garcia. While the island is some 2,400 miles from Iran's southern coastline, their location on Diego Garcia would put them well within striking of range of Iran.
Leading up to Father’s Day, this father-daughter duo got the rare chance to serve together aboard the USS Nimitz Aircraft carrier.
Insurers are bracing for heightened volatility in the Middle East following the abrupt redeployment of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier away from the South China Sea and towards the Gulf region, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran.
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