US Sends Third Aircraft Carrier to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions

The United States is bolstering its military presence in the Middle East and deploying a third aircraft carrier to the region as the Trump administration weighs its Iran strategy.

An F/A-18 Hornet approaches the US aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, 2008 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The United States is deploying a third aircraft carrier and thousands of additional troops to the Middle East, Maariv and news outlet The Media Line reported. According to the reports, the military buildup comes as President Donald Trump weighs his strategy regarding Iran and amid the possibility of renewed hostilities.

According to Maariv, the deployment could bring the American naval presence in the region to up to three aircraft carriers, alongside two Patriot missile batteries dispatched to protect oil and gas installations in Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Further details regarding the full scope and timeline of the deployment have not yet been released.