White House says US is ready for possible significant attacks in Middle East by Iran and proxies
The Pentagon said on Sunday that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the deployment of a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and for the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region.
Risks of wider Middle East war grow as Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza and US orders submarine deployment
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Barack Ravid, a normally well-sourced reporter for Axios News, reported on Twitter.
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