Third US aircraft carrier with 10,000 troops aboard sets sail for Middle East as Donald Trump prepares new Iran assault within weeks

A third aircraft carrier with 10,000 troops has now set sail for the Middle East, with Donald Trump thought to be considering a new assault on Iran in a matter of weeks.The USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group, which left San Diego on Sunday, will join fellow aircraft carriers the USS George HW Bush and USS George Washington in the region by the end of November.If the Washington stays in the region after the Roosevelt's strike group arrives, it will bring the US presence in the Middle East to its largest since April.Vessels from the USS Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group also deployed on Monday, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) first reported. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Roosevelt, the Makin Island group, and a number of...

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