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The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran.
By the end of November, three US aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups will be positioned near Iran.
Deployment underscores evolving complexity of Trump’s war against Iran as US midterm elections loom