OS USA On Tuesday, April 1, he sends another aircraft carrier to the Middle East, and his military presence in an area is intensified one of the most tense moments in recent decades, the scene of ship attacks.
The decision occurs in the midst of a military campaign he conducted USA against Houthis rebelIn Yemen, which was targeted by almost daily bombing since the start of attacks on civilian ships and military ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
According to the Pentagon, the aircraft carrier will accompany Harry S. Truman Karl Vinson, with the aim of enhancing marine safety and ensuring the commercial flow in the strategic waters of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in an official statement that shipping of ships aims to “continue to enhance regional stability, deter the aggression and protect the flow of trade in the region.” In addition, Barnell noted that the aircraft carrier “will also add additional difference and other air resources that enhance defensive capabilities.”
Tensions in the Middle East
In an interview last Saturday, Trump I mentioned that “there will be a bombing” if it was Iran Do not accept an agreement to contain your nuclear program.
“If they do not agree, there will be a bombing,” he said. NBC NewsHe also mentioned that Trump threatened to punish Iran with what he called “secondary definitions”.
On Monday, the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khameneini, threatened active revenge if the United States or its allies bombed the Islamic Republic after Trump’s threat.
Trump’s stiffness represented his previous comment, that if Tehran refuses to negotiate a new nuclear agreement, “very bad things will happen to Iran.” It was not clear whether Trump was threatening to bomb USA Or in a coordinated operation with another country, perhaps Iran Israel.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Iran“An open threat to bombing by the head of state against Iran is a shock to the essence of peace and international security,” said Esmaeil Baqei, in X. Baqei warned of unlimited “consequences” if the United States chooses the “violence” path.
