The United States is deploying a navy carrier strike group to the Middle East, declared National Security Adviser John Bolton on Sunday.
According to the official, the moves come “in response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings,” from Iran.
“The United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the US Central Command region to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force,” Bolton warned.
He did not provide any further information or details.
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohamad Javad Zarif recently said that a war between US and his country is not expected despite the rise of tensions, yet warned of possible conflicts as “accidents can happen.”
Zarif specifically gave example of 2016 incident when Iranian Revolutionary Forces captured two US Navy boats in the Persian Gulf.
US president Donald Trump pulled out of the 2015 Iran Nuclear deal in May, called the deal “worst ever” agreement, which was signed during Barak Obama’s administration. Tensions especially raised between Tehran and Washington since then.
Trump’s administration has a special focus on Islamic Republic’s missile program and ongoing transmission of weapons to its proxy forces in the region.
CAP: The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Strait of Gibraltar, entering the Mediterranean Sea as it continues operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility in this April 13, 2019 photo supplied by the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clint Davis/Handout via REUTERS
