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WASHINGTON
US Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Center East, the Pentagon stated Sunday.
In a telephone name with Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin reiterated the US’s dedication to take “each potential” step to defend Israel, the Pentagon stated in a press release.
“Reinforcing this dedication, Secretary Austin has ordered the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN Service Strike Group, geared up with F-35C fighters, to speed up its transit to the Central Command space of accountability, including to the capabilities already offered by the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT Service Strike Group,” it added.
Moreover, Austin ordered the USS Georgia (SSGN 729) guided missile submarine to the Central Command area.
The protection chiefs additionally mentioned Israel’s operations within the Gaza Strip and the significance of mitigating civilian hurt, progress in direction of securing a cease-fire and the discharge of hostages held in Gaza, and US efforts to discourage “aggression” by Iran, Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, and different Iran-aligned teams throughout the area, the Pentagon added.
Earlier this month, the Pentagon introduced that the US will deploy extra army property to the Center East forward of potential retaliation by Iran towards Israel.
Tensions are working excessive within the Center East following the July 31 assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh within the Iranian capital Tehran and Israel’s assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on July 30.
Hamas and Iran have accused Israel of finishing up Haniyeh’s assassination, whereas Tel Aviv has not confirmed or denied accountability.
Iran vowed “harsh punishment” for Israel for Haniyeh’s killing on Iranian soil.
Hezbollah can be anticipated to retaliate after Israel assassinated Shukr.
The escalation comes amid an ongoing Israeli offensive towards the Gaza Strip which has killed almost 39,800 Palestinians following an assault on Oct. 7 final 12 months by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas that killed 1,139 Israelis.
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