US to Send Nuclear Submarine USS Georgia to Middle East
The United States will send the nuclear submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East.
The Pentagon also plans to speed up the deployment of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.
The US explained the increase in military presence by the risk of escalation of tensions in the region, the US Department of Defense reports.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to be sent to the Middle East.
He also recommended that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and F-35C fighters be deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility.
The press service of the US Department of Defense explained that shortly before this, Secretary Austin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant.
The heads of the defense ministries of the two countries discussed Israel's operations in the Gaza Strip.
Austin confirmed the US's readiness to implement measures aimed at protecting Israel.
