Message to Iran: United States Raises USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier in Middle East – 05/06/2019

United States deployed a aircraft carrier with his combat group and the Air Force bombers in the Middle East for the "Disturbing signs and warnings" from Iransaid National Security Advisor John Bolton.

Washington "deploys the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Group Strike and a special group of bombers in the US Central Command area, "a region that includes the Middle East," said Bolton in a statement released Sunday night.

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The measure responds to "a series of ominous and progressive indications and warnings", said security advisor Donald Trump, who did not provide more details on deployment.

Bolton explained that Washington wants "send a clear and unequivocal message to the Iranian regime that any attack on the interests of the United States or its allies will be confronted with a relentless force. "

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A defense source told The Associated Press that there was "clear indications" that Iranian forces and Iran's allies may be preparing themselves attack US forces in the region.

The Pentagon approved the deployment, said the source, who requested anonymity to comment on sensitive information. The possible objectives of an attack would be US forces on land and in the seahe remarked. The source refused to be more specific.

"The United States does not seek war with the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether through a body, the Guardian Corps of the Iranian revolution or regular Iranian forces, "said the president.

The Pentagon did not comment on Bolton's statement early.

The Abraham Lincoln, his escort ships and his warships have recently operated in the Mediterranean. Last Wednesday, a group of senior Albanian government officials visited the aircraft carrier when it arrived in the Adriatic.

Bolton's reference to the central command zone could mean that the Lincoln is heading to the east of the Red Sea and perhaps to the sea of ​​Oman or the Persian Gulf. United States Navy There is no aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

The fact that Bolton mentioned the mobilization of bombers suggests that the Pentagon will deploy land-based vessels somewhere in the region, perhaps in the Arabian Peninsula.

S addressing the press during a trip to Europe, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the measures taken by the United States They took time to prepare.

"It is certain that we have witnessed an escalation of Iranian actions and that we will also demand that Iranians take responsibility for attacks against US interests," said Pompeo. "If these acts take place, if they do it through a third party, a militia group, Hezbollah, we will consider the Iranian leadership directly responsible for this"

A military official told The New York Times that until last Friday, military badysts detected no Iranian threat. Therefore, no problem in this regard should have been encountered in the last 24 or 48 hours.

Source: AP and EFE