The US is sending a guided missile submarine to the Middle East, as it bolsters its regional presence amid fears Iran and its proxies are poised to retaliate against Israel for the killing of senior Hamas and Hizbollah figures.
US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has also ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is equipped with F-35 fighter jets, to “accelerate its transit to the region” in light of the “escalating tensions”.
“Secretary Austin reiterated the United States’ commitment to take every possible step to defend Israel,” the Pentagon said in a statement on Sunday, which it issued after Austin had spoken to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant.
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