Iran War | USA sends another aircraft carrier to the Middle East

The aircraft carrier “USS George Washington” is already in the crisis region. Photo: Victor R. Caivano/AP/dpa Washington.  According to media reports, the Pentagon is sending a third aircraft carrier strike group and additional warships to the Middle East. This is reported by the Wall Street Journal and the news portal Axios, citing US officials. Accordingly, newly deployed warships, fighter aircraft, marines and sailors are expected to arrive there by the end of November. According to the Wall Street Journal, the USA is increasing its troop presence in the region by 9,000 to 10,000 soldiers. 

The reports are fueling speculation that the US could launch new attacks on Iran after the crucial parliamentary elections in early November. When asked about this in an interview with Time magazine, US President Donald Trump recently simply said: "Possible." 

The "WSJ" and "Axios" reported unanimously that the aircraft carrier "USS Theodore Roosevelt" left its home port in San Diego on Sunday. More ships - including an amphibious assault ship - left the port on Monday, it said. 

The USA already has the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush" and "USS George Washington" in the Middle East. If they remain there after the third aircraft carrier arrives, it would be the first time since April that the US has had three aircraft carrier battle groups there, according to the Wall Street Journal. The soldiers now being sent to the Middle East would be in addition to the more than 50,000 soldiers who were already there, the newspaper quoted a US official as saying. 

With regard to the total number of aircraft carriers, "Axios" also reports, based on a US official, that it is not yet clear whether the aircraft carrier "USS Theodore Roosevelt" should replace one of the other two or be used in addition. 

The USA and Iran recently met for negotiations for the first time in months on the sidelines of the UN general debate in New York. However, no diplomatic breakthrough in the deadlocked war was announced afterwards.  dpa/nd

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