Pentagon deploys assault ship, Patriot missile to Middle East
Devdiscourse News Desk | Washington DC | Updated: 11-05-2019 03:29 IST | Created: 11-05-2019 03:13 IST
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The Pentagon announced Friday that it is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran.
"These assets will join the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a US Air Force bomber task force in the Middle East region in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests," the Pentagon said in a statement.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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