{"id":292257,"date":"2024-08-02T07:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=292257"},"modified":"2024-08-04T07:10:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T07:10:30","slug":"u-s-deploys-12-warships-in-middle-east-amid-rising-tensions-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=292257","title":{"rendered":"U.S. deploys 12 warships in Middle East amid rising tensions: Washington Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahram Online \u2013 Aug 1, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The vessels included the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and its accompanying warships, and the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, a three-ship amphibious task force that includes more than 4,000 Marines and sailors, the official told The\u00a0Washington Post, speaking on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

The official added that the rising tension in the Middle East has not prompted the Pentagon to announce any additional deployments, but the US Navy has assembled at least a dozen\u00a0warships nearby.<\/p>\n

The USS Theodore Roosevelt was in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday with six U.S. destroyers. In the eastern Mediterranean were the three amphibious ships and two destroyers, according to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n

No U.S. warships were in the Red Sea, where the U.S. military has tangled in recent days with the Houthis group in Yemen that has launched numerous attacks against commercial and military ships over the past several months.<\/p>\n

Diplomatic efforts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Western diplomats are holding urgent discussions amid attempts to prevent full-blown war in the Middle East, the Financial Times reported.<\/p>\n

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has reportedly ordered a direct strike on Israel for the\u00a0assassination\u00a0of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, while the Lebanese resistance group\u00a0Hezbollah has vowed revenge for the\u00a0assassination\u00a0of its\u00a0commander Fuad Shukr.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone since last night is putting pressure on Tehran to not respond and to contain this,\u201d a Western diplomat told FT.<\/p>\n

The report said that Enrique Mora, one of the EU\u2019s most senior diplomats, held talks in Tehran yesterday.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the White House\u2019s top official on the Middle East, Brett McGurk, was in Saudi Arabia on a pre-planned trip for talks, the British newspaper said.<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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