The Guardian – Aug 12, 2024
The US has ordered a strike group of fighter jets and navy warships to accelerate its deployment to the Middle East, as the region braces for possible attacks by Iran and its allies after the killing of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, ordered the Abraham Lincoln strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region, while at the same time announcing the deployment of a guided missile submarine, after speaking with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant.
Analysts noted that it was rare for the Pentagon to publicly announce the deployment of a submarine.
The US military had already said it would deploy additional fighter jets and warships to the Middle East as Washington seeks to bolster Israeli defences. Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Iran-backed Hamas, was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran on 31 July, an attack that drew threats of revenge by Iran against Israel. Iran has blamed Israel for the killing, but Israel has not claimed responsibility.
Haniyeh’s assassination and the killing of the senior military commander of the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, Fuad Shukr, by Israel in a strike on Beirut, have fuelled concerns the conflict in Gaza could turn into a wider Middle East war.
It comes as Hamas appeared to push back against resuming ceasefire negotiations. On Friday, the leaders of the US, Egypt and Qatar called on Israel and Hamas to restart talks to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal by 15 August.
Israel said last week it would send negotiators to take part in the meeting. Hamas initially said it was studying the offer but has now hinted it may stay out of the new round of talks.
In a statement on Sunday, Hamas said mediators from the US, Egypt and Qatar should submit a plan to implement what was agreed on last month, based on president Joe Biden’s proposal, “instead of going to more rounds of negotiations or new proposals that provide cover for the occupation’s aggression”.
Hamas said it has shown flexibility throughout the negotiating process but that Israeli actions indicated that it was not serious about pursuing a ceasefire agreement.
In a joint statement released on Monday, the leaders of France, Germany and Britain endorsed calls for a ceasefire in Gaza, the return of scores of hostages held by Hamas and the “unfettered” delivery of humanitarian aid.
“The fighting must end now, and all hostages still detained by Hamas must be released. The people of Gaza need urgent and unfettered delivery and distribution of aid,” the statement signed by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and British prime minister, Keir Starmer, said.
Over the weekend thousands of people fled the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis after the Israeli military warned of a new operation to flush out Hamas militants that it says have regrouped there.
Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during the IDF’s months-long battle to take the city at the beginning of the year.
Biden laid out a three-phase ceasefire proposal in an address on 31 May. Washington and regional mediators have since tried arranging the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal but have run into repeated obstacles.
Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report
This is ALL NONSENSE since jews already control the US…..with mixture of Jews and crypto jews….one can be played against the other depending on the circumstances.
Hypothetical….what say it was all planned….that is Biden always planned to resign in favour of the “black jewess” since this was the only way the jews could install a black president of America.
A variation on installing Britain’s black Prime Minister??? .
It is worth saying that if Trump does not become the next president THEN IT IS VERY DEFINITELY A RIGGED VOTE.
From the Guardian to the NY Times they seem to be bending over backward to favour Kamala.Reminding you of Obama who got eight years of favorable treatment….the Nobel Prize was perhaps the”highlight”….
The UK Prime Sinister Keir Starmer has spoken on the phone to Iran’s President and “warned” him not to attack Israel. As if we could do anything about it. But one thing this does prove is that there is too much Tel Aviv in the newly installed British government.
Obviously, the AIPAC baby sitters are working overtime – they need the money and strike force, this way, the goyim will croak in their created war, instead of the Khazarians.
The logical move for the alliance would be to let the US Fleet sit there for months at a cost of billions of dollars per day, while the Israeli economy continues to self-destruct on its on.
Unfortunately, this will not be allowed to happen as the Israelis will likely attempt another USS Liberty (more successful this time) to get the war going. The Americans themselves may already be planning a Gulf of Tonkin false flag to get the war going.
With that said, Iran may not want to make the same mistake as Saddam Hussein and sit back and allow the West to fully mobilize their forces in the region. T
Carriers are the Battleships of WWII. Only useful against nations, people with little to no air defenses. Kinda like men dressed as women beating the shyt out of women competitors. These naval aviators are pretty much has been’s in today’s wars of missiles and drones.
Better figure this out soon before a couple of carriers are sunk.
Hurry up and wait, then standby to standby. The navy excels at that, but no need for such drama. They could be quieter, but good press, and the DOD looks like it’s doing something, so win-win.
So far, Iran has all the good sense,tho.
Israel is the aggressor here. The US has no moral obligation to help them. None.
Accelerate aka going faster? Come on be reasonable!
Let’s not forget the updated engineering and design which of course these days is heavily reliable on Chinese bits that are sourced in such a way that the “head sorcerer” make a huuuge profit along the way forgetting about the reliability of the product. Chinese rule of thump: Never produce anything that lasts. That is exactly what anyone nuts enough to make a shekel or two can rely on.
How about going back to rowing (faster) for greater success? But than again these tubs will do their job once resting at the bottom of the sea so any claims to some Chinese oligarch for compensation will fall on deaf ears.
the reason Saddham Husien sat there and did nothing
the british arrived with no provisions food or weapons and had to scrounge of the americans
UK troops said every time a ship arrived we thought here we go but every ship just delivered oil pipes
Saddham Husein did nothing as the trusts Dtr david kelly had told him ” dont worry its just an exerrcise just sabre rattling nothing will happen ”
when david kelly realised he had been ” had ” by the by the Blairites, he started speaking out and Blair and rothschild had him killed same as Robin Cook
BTW lawrence of arabia told the arabs if they founght for the UK they could keep the land and all the while the gocernment was telling the jews loan us the money and you can have the land
another kike war shitfest unfolding..
Yahya Saree must be eyeing the USS Foghorn Leghorn …or whatever the fuck its called.
Be great if Noserael started a war…& nobody turned up to help them – LOL!
Err sorry bibi, a bit busy right now…try me next month or whenever