USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the South China Sea on April 1, 2022. (U.S. Navy)
United States military assets from air, land and sea are expected to flow into the Middle East in the coming days and weeks to provide President Donald Trump with military options should he decide to attack Iran, Fox News reported on January 16, citing military sources.
The report came despite Trump backing down from earlier threats to attack the Islamic Republic over violence against protests there.
Trump has repeatedly threatened Tehran since the start of the protests. The shift in his stance began on January 14 with him stating that the killing of protesters in Iran had ceased and that the Islamic Republic will not be carrying out executions as feared.
It was later reported that Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Oman and even Israel itself had asked Trump not to attack Iran.
Despite the de-escalation, the White House on January 15 openly stated that Trump hasn’t removed any options for Iran, warning of “grave consequences” if “the killing continues.”
Fox News’ latest report came to reinforce the idea that the recent de-escalation is nothing but a maneuver by the Trump administration meant to deceive Tehran into letting its guards down, as the U.S. prepares its attack.
According to the American news network, among the military assets the U.S. is now sending to the Middle East is an aircraft carrier.
It is not yet clear whether the carrier is the USS Abraham Lincoln, currently operating in the South China Sea, or one of two carriers that departed Norfolk and San Diego earlier this week, the report said, noting that transit to the region is expected to take at least a week.
While the report suggests that only one aircraft carrier will be deployed in the region, it wont be a surprise if all three end up in the region within a few weeks.
The sources who spoke to Fox News described the U.S. military deployment in the Middle East as a process of “setting the force.”
One of the sources told the network that if Trump decides to carry out military action, “This will be different, more offensive.” He added that U.S. military planners are preparing a range of options that would depend on how Iran’s regime acts in the coming days.
Fox News revealed that 30,000 U.S. troops are currently deployed in the U.S. Central Command region, which includes all of the Middle East.
The network claimed, however, that there are currently no aircraft carriers deployed in the region. Reports by other sources said that USS Theodore Roosevelt is operating in the Red Sea, which is not that far off from Iran.
The current U.S. naval presence in the region includes, according to Fox News, three destroyers and three Littoral Combat Ships.
Air defense systems are also expected to be sent to the Middle East to bolster the defense of U.S. bases and Israel, officials told the network, noting that the system would include missile defense assets.
Data from aviation tracking websites revealed that four American C-17 Globemaster III military heavy left flew to the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, where the U.S. maintains a bomber base within striking range of Iran. The aircraft, which took off from Ireland, likely moved air defenses, or munitions.
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All in all, it can be assumed that the U.S. military has begun preparations to attack Iran. The ongoing military deployment, which is very costly, indicates that all reports of de-escalation are misleading.
As for Trump’s latest remarks, it should be noted that he also turned down his threats before joining the Israeli attack on Iran last June, and more recently before ordering the U.S. military to capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. This kind of depiction has become a hallmark of Trump’s political-military tactics, and he even bragged about it in the past.
Protests in Iran have very much ended. The Islamic Republic has not let its guards down yet, but senior officials in Tehran should not get too optimistic.
It is highly unlikely, or even outright impossible, that their diplomatic efforts will be enough to deter the U.S. and Israel. Only a direct agreement with Trump will likely prevent an attack. And if an attack happened, only a serious fight would save the current government.
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as always, they talk from every possible side of their mouths. that’s why i call them the united snakes
grow up .its war not a garden party
he always just posts some nonsense anti american comment at every possible opportunity to please sf . they serve england. basically . imo
you’re a fool .
he is and like most hasn’t a clue .
yeah while mike pompeo and the mossad cheered publicly for being behind the destabilization attempts, as usual, the complicit media did not report properly the terror attacks by their agents where blades, firearms bombs and arson killed several hundred members of the security forces and many civilians including a little 2yo girl, and they pretend the iran gov is the instigator of the violence they caused…
the godlessness antics of the pirate mafia operate in panic. securing control of global resources by war and currency will fail. jp morgan ceo called for more war including increase assisting ukraine. the dollar is becoming company script, useless in the real world
j p morgans just england .
gold is now almost 7000 dollars an ounce here .3 months agi it was around 6 all priced in usd .really all relative to the usd still..which is rhe english dutch saudi qataru and rockefeelkers currency not americans it’s just run through their english run reserve banking system from their geographical location .
that’s all just set up from the city to deceive the world about values still america is allegedly the biggest gold holder in the world. course they haven’t let trump audit fort knox . . so….. why not .
if they’re going to commence war theyre not going to be
broadcasting their locations plans movements to pox .
now its a matter of when uncle sam and the zios will attack iran.
it’s obviously to safeguard the handover to the shah for the royals wake up .
correct . the ayatollah doesn’t want to stand down naturally. they’ll have to arrange a suitable show for the world to see it as a simple progression all civilised as a gentleman’s agreement to move forward back to a constitutional monarchy under the pope’s moral authority for rule of law.
and the city’s reserve banking system .
the shah isn’t returning to iran.
no one in iran knowing history wants that kind of puppet back. over 200,000 people died to get free from savak torture (the state terror political police was trained by usil. iran was their main operation base under shah they wanted to give him nukes).
the ayatollahs now like diana after the divorce the fightings been too public , so now he can go quietly or ….
the axis of evil are being toppled 1-by-1…we are leaving china & russia for last…heheheh
transgender americunt species like taliban jizz squirted in anuz
pooh-tin will share a jail cell with maduro soon!
inferior americunt species vermin must be eliminated
“only a direct agreement with trump will likely prevent an attack.’ like the last time? usil is stubborn and its plan for at least decades is to destroy iran, also usil lies and betrays at every occasion!