The United States has deployed more vessels to the eastern Mediterranean Sea, including a submarine and several destroyers, as concerns grow in the region about a potential Iranian attack on Israel.
On Monday, a US official said another US destroyer had moved into the eastern Mediterranean, bolstering offensive and defensive missile capabilities in the region.
The USS Laboon arrived in the area after making its way from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal, reports said.
The destroyers USS Roosevelt and USS Bulkeley and a three-ship amphibious task force that includes the USS Wasp, the USS Oak Hill and the USS New York are already in the region. Sailors and Marines in that task force train to handle evacuation operations and could be called upon if US officials determine one is necessary.
