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The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is expected to join two other US aircraft carriers in the Middle East within the next day, bringing the number of US carriers in the region to three, according to The New York Times, as reported by Anadolu Agency.
The deployment comes as Iran launched a drone attack on Bahrain on Sunday for the second time in three days, ending an approximately two-month lull in hostilities while peace negotiations with Washington remain stalled. The strike followed an incident on Friday in which US forces intercepted two Iranian drones heading towards the Gulf nation.
Neither the Pentagon nor US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees US military operations in the Middle East, has officially confirmed the carrier’s deployment schedule.
The renewed exchanges come amid a wider diplomatic breakdown and a US military buildup in the region, as part of the ongoing Iran war that began with coordinated US-Israeli strikes in late February.
US President Donald Trump recently removed Vice President JD Vance from peace talks and said on social media that Washington no longer needs an agreement with Tehran.
The US military recently denied an Israeli media report that it was preparing for a possible resumption of operations against Iran, calling claims of changes to the regional force posture “pure speculation.”
