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The Pentagon announced that it will deploy additional US military assets near Iran. This reinforcement is expected to affect Tehran’s strategies. According to the Pentagon’s deputy press secretary, Sabrina Singh, the United States has two aircraft carrier groups in the region, each with four destroyers.
The use of these resources is a powerful message of deterrence. The move also comes on the heels of recent pledges by Iran and Hezbollah to take revenge on Israel for the killing of two people in Beirut and Tehran.
The U.S. military has increased its presence in the region in recent weeks after Iran and Hezbollah vowed to take retaliatory action. That includes thousands of additional troops, ballistic missile defense systems, a nuclear-powered submarine equipped with dozens of cruise missiles, and much more.
These military assets are expected to remain in place for the foreseeable future.
The expected Iranian response remains uncertain.
U.S. officials had been anticipating an Iranian response in the days following the killing of Hamas politician Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr on July 30. The intelligence was updated several times, delaying the timing of the response. As of Thursday evening, U.S. officials said Washington still expected some form of retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah.
It remains unclear whether they will coordinate a joint response or whether each will carry out its own operation.
Key points
• The United States has deployed additional military assets near Iran.
• These means are a message of deterrence, but they also indicate that they support Israel.
• The expected Iranian response remains uncertain.
• US officials expect some form of retaliation from Iran and Hezbollah.
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