{"id":1975305,"date":"2023-07-17T15:39:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-deploys-additional-firepower-to-the-middle-east-to-deter-iran\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:40:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T19:40:44","slug":"pentagon-deploys-additional-firepower-to-the-middle-east-to-deter-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-deploys-additional-firepower-to-the-middle-east-to-deter-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon boosts firepower in Middle East to deter Iran."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-deploys-additional-firepower-to-the-middle-east-to-deter-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975305&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The \u200cUnited States Military \u200cResponds to\u2063 Increasingly \u200bAggressive Iran<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2063United States military is\u2062 taking \u2064action \u200bin response to Iran&#8217;s\u2064 escalating \u2062aggression \u2063in the Middle East. Secretary of \u200bDefense Lloyd Austin has ordered the deployment of additional resources\u2064 to\u2063 the \u200bregion, \u2064including\u200d the USS \u200cThomas Hudner,\u2062 F-35 \u200dfighters, and\u2062 F-16s. \u200dThis announcement was made by deputy\u2064 Pentagon spokeswoman\u200b Sabrina Singh during \u2063Monday&#8217;s press\u200c briefing.<\/p>\n<h3>Increasing Presence in the Strait of\u2062 Hormuz<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;The \u200bdepartment is increasing our \u2062presence and\u200d ability \u200cto \u200dmonitor the Strait\u2062 of\u200d Hormuz and \u2063surrounding\u200d waters,&#8221; explained Singh. While \u2064she\u2063 did not \u2063provide many\u200b additional details, \u200dit\u200d is \u2064clear \u2062that \u200cthe United \u2064States\u2063 is \u200btaking\u2062 this situation seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this \u2064month, Iranian naval \u200bforces attempted\u200d to seize\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-navy-gets-smart-submarine-and-yet-more-ski-boats\/\" title=\"Iran Navy Gets 'Smart' Submarine and Yet More Ski Boats\">commercial vessels<\/a> in the \u200bregion. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-deploys-additional-firepower-to-the-middle-east-to-deter-iran\/\" title=\"Pentagon boosts firepower in Middle East to deter Iran.\">incident involved\u2062 opening \u2063fire<\/a> at a ship. An\u2064 Iranian navy vessel\u200d approached the Marshall Islands-flagged\u200d oil\u200b tanker \u200bTRF \u2064Moss in \u200binternational \u200dwaters in the\u200b Gulf \u2063of\u2062 Oman.\u2063 However, the situation de-escalated when \u200dthe \u2063U.S. Navy guided-missile\u2063 destroyer USS McFaul arrived at \u200dthe\u2063 scene. Another \u2064Iranian \u200cvessel\u2063 later harassed \u2063the Bahamian-flagged \u200coil\u200b tanker Richmond \u200dVoyager\u2063 in international\u2062 waters \u200boff \u200cthe coast\u2064 of Muscat, \u200cOman.<\/p>\n<p>Due to repeated Iranian \u200bseizures\u2064 of commercial vessels, the Pentagon had already announced \u2064in May \u2064that \u200dit would be increasing\u200b its \u2062maritime\u200b presence \u2063in\u200b the\u2062 region.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns of \u2062Russian-Iranian Cooperation<\/h3>\n<p>Recent reports\u2063 suggest\u200c that\u200c Iran and Russia are\u200d partnering to \u2062push\u200c the United States out of Syria\u200c and the region. \u200cA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-spy-balloon-hovering-over-united-states-report\/\" title=\"Chinese Spy Balloon Hovering Over United States: Report\">senior defense official stated<\/a> that there \u200dis \u200bevidence \u2062of\u2064 a\u200b closer relationship\u2064 between\u200b Russia\u2063 and Iran, leading \u200dto a shared interest\u2062 in\u2064 pressuring\u2062 the U.S.\u2062 out\u200b of Syria. The \u2064official \u200cbelieves that there\u200c is\u2064 a &#8220;qualitative \u2064difference\u2063 here now&#8221; in Iran&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crenshaw-america-first-means-choosing-country-over-popularity-in-the-foreign-policy-culture-war\/\" title=\"CRENSHAW: \u2018America First\u2019 Means Choosing Country Over Popularity In The Foreign Policy Culture War\">aggressive stance<\/a>,\u2062 given the\u2063 strengthened\u2062 relationship\u200c between\u200d Iran and Russia forged\u2062 during the latter&#8217;s war in\u2062 Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The United \u2063States is\u200b closely monitoring the situation \u2062and taking necessary measures to ensure\u2062 the\u2063 safety and security \u200cof its interests \u2063in\u200d the\u200d Middle \u2064East.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click \u200chere\u2064 to\u200d read more from \u2064The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US military is sending more resources to the Middle East due to Iran&#8217;s growing aggression. 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