The American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln carrying F-35C fighter jets. (Credit: Will Tyndall/US NAVY/AFP)
A U.S. aircraft carrier and some 20 tanker aircraft are currently heading towards the Middle East, according to data collected from GPS tracking sites and U.S. sources.On Monday morning, an American aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, left the South China Sea heading westward, according to the ship tracking site Marine Traffic. This ship was to dock at the port of Danang in Vietnam during the week, but two sources, including a diplomat, told Reuters that its planned reception on June 20 had been canceled.One of these sources revealed that the American embassy in Hanoi informed them that the redeployment was due to an “urgent operational requirement.” Read more Iraqi militias threaten intervention in Iran-Israel war The vessel adds to the two American aircraft carriers already deployed in the region: the USS Carl Vinson and the USS...
A U.S. aircraft carrier and some 20 tanker aircraft are currently heading towards the Middle East, according to data collected from GPS tracking sites and U.S. sources.On Monday morning, an American aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz, left the South China Sea heading westward, according to the ship tracking site Marine Traffic. This ship was to dock at the port of Danang in Vietnam during the week, but two sources, including a diplomat, told Reuters that its planned reception on June 20 had been canceled.One of these sources revealed that the American embassy in Hanoi informed them that the redeployment was due to an “urgent operational requirement.” Read more Iraqi militias threaten intervention in Iran-Israel war The vessel adds to the two American aircraft carriers already deployed in the region: the USS Carl Vinson and the...