US acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Monday he had approved sending a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East because of indications of a “credible threat by Iranian regime forces,” but did not provide any details on the underlying intelligence.
“ represents a prudent repositioning of assets in response to indications of a credible threat by Iranian regime forces,” Shanahan said on Twitter. In a statement later on Monday, the Pentagon said the step was taken in response to “indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests.”
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, which was ordered to the Middle East, was expected to go to the region eventually, but its movement was “expedited” because of the threat, another US official said. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, speaking in Finland where he was attending the Arctic Council meeting, said on Monday the United States has seen activity from Iran that indicated a possible “escalation.”
War is very good for big business n big American gangsters...weapons oil gas ideology capitalism...no wonder Trump is always itching for a fight.. Venezuala China Korea now Iran.. Who the f... does US think it is in the world stage... There are enough domestic issues in US yes.
That intel must be taken seriously because Muslim Brotherhood jihadi terrorists have radicalised themselves into believing that their God has guaranteed them martyrdom and victory over the infidels if they attack infidels in the month of Ramadan.
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