US sending assault ship, Patriot battery to Middle East amid Iran 'threat'

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US deploys amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East to bolster aircraft carrier force

"These assets will join the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a US Air Force bomber task force in the Middle East region in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests," the Pentagon said in a statement.

 

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