Pentagon keeping aircraft carrier in Persian Gulf despite earlier announcement

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Getty Images Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller has reversed his decision to redeploy the aircraft carrier Nimitz, keeping the vessel in the Persian Gulf after threats from Iran against President Trump. “Due to the recent threats issued by Iranian leaders against President … Read More

US to move aircraft carrier Nimitz out of Mideast amid Iran tension

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), center, and the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) sail in formation during a scheduled transit of the Strait of Hormuz, Nov. 9, 2020. (MC3 … Read More