USA sent an aircraft carrier to the Middle East | The G …

According to a White House official, the United States has deployed an aircraft carrier in the Middle East after "disturbing and progressive indications" that Iranian forces are preparing an attack on US troops in the region.

National Security Adviser John Bolton said the decision was intended to "send a clear and unequivocal message" that any attack on US interests would face "relentless force". The deployment was approved after US forces at sea and on land said to be potential targets, according to a defense official who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. "The United States is not seeking a war against the Iranian regime, but we are fully prepared to respond to any attack, whether by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps or the regular Iranian forces," he said. Bolton.

The USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group aircraft carrier and a bomber task force have been sent to the US Central Command area, which includes the Middle East. Bolton did not provide details on the alleged attack, but the statement is expected to heighten tensions between the United States and Iran.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made statements along the same lines as Bolton. "It is absolutely true that we are witnessing an increase in the number of actions carried out by the Iranians and it is also true that we will hold the Iranians responsible for the attacks against American interests," he said. "If these actions are carried out, if they are carried out by a representative of a third party, a group of militias, Hezbollah, will hold the Iranian leadership directly responsible."

Pompeo chose not to provide details on the charges, but told reporters that Iran 's actions were unrelated to the recent conflict in Gaza and Israel.

This deployment is the latest example of growing tensions between the Trump administration and Iran. Last month, Donald Trump announced that the United States would no longer exempt major Iranian importers of oil, such as China, India, Japan, South Korea and Turkey, from sanctions. imposed by the United States if they continued to buy the country.

* Independent of Great Britain. Special for PageI12.