US EditionTrump’s ‘Massive Armada’ Gathers Near Iran Amid Rising Military Tensions
The U.S. has deployed about 15,000 service members and dozens of warships near Iran to pressure compliance and expand military options, despite regional opposition.
- This year, President Donald Trump deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group with extra destroyers and approximately 15,000 service members to U.S. Central Command, expanding U.S. options.
- Amid a strategic shift, officials compare the move to a Caribbean strategy earlier this year that led to Nicolás Maduro's capture, while Trump calls on Iran to halt uranium enrichment, ballistic missile programs and proxy ties.
- Additional fighter jets, air-defense systems and drones were dispatched, and analysts say offensive assets target air defense infrastructure, ballistic missile capabilities, drone sites, IRGC forces, and leadership.
- Some regional allies, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, refuse to back an attack as Iranian officials have not complied with U.S. demands, complicating U.S. options and risking regional stability and global oil markets.
- The U.S. maintains a broad military footprint across the Middle East, with operational planning relying on Syrian, Iraqi and Jordanian airspace, complicating strike options.
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