The American defense secretary announced on Saturday that its navy is sending the USS Eisenhower carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean to join the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group that arrived there earlier this week.
Senior U.S. officials have said that the presence of the two carriers was intended to show the U.S. commitment to Israel and to deter Iran and Hezbollah from getting involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The American defense secretary announced on Saturday that its navy is sending the USS Eisenhower carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean to join the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group that arrived there earlier this week.Senior U.S. officials have said that the presence of the two carriers was intended to show the U.S. commitment to Israel and to deter Iran and Hezbollah from...