The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is set to join its sister ship USS Harry S. Truman in the Middle East.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered additional forces to the Middle East, including the Carl Vinson carrier strike group and aircraft, as Washington vows to continue its strikes against Iran-backed Houthi rebels and as tensions with Tehran increase over its nuclear program.

Amidst the rising tensions with Iran and also its proxies, the Pentagon has said that the United States is increasing the number of aircraft carriers that it deploys in West Asia from one to two. Keeping the one that is already there and sending another one from the Indo-Pacific.

The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Iran will “move toward” a nuclear weapon if attacked by the U.S. or Israel, just a day after President Donald Trump threatened bombing.

Tensions are growing between the United States and Iran over Tehran's nuclear program and the U.S. has not ruled out a military option

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