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Saturday, 2 January, 2021 - 06:30 The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea in formation during a Strait of Hormuz transit on September 18, 2020. AFP PHOTO / US NAVY Washington - Ali Barada The Pentagon has announced that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier, which was off the coast of Somalia, would be heading back to its homeport, in a move seen as an attempt to reduce tensions in the Arabian G...

Thursday, 31 December, 2020 - 05:30 A US Air Force B-52H from Minot Air Force Base, ND, is refueled by a KC-135 in the US Central Command area of responsibility Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Senior Airman Roslyn Ward/US Air Force via AP) Washington - Ali Barada and Elie Youssef The United States flew strategic bombers over the Arabian Gulf on Wednesday for the second time this month, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “Ameri...

As the US flies more bombers to the Middle East, experts doubt Iran is the real audience insider@insider.com (Christopher Woody) © Senior Airman Roslyn Ward A US Air Force B-52 is aerial refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 30, 2020. Senior Airman Roslyn Ward The US has mounted high-profile military displays in the Middle East in recent weeks amid rising tensions ahead of the anniversary of the killing of a well-known ...

Senior Airman Roslyn Ward The US has mounted high-profile military displays in the Middle East in recent weeks amid rising tensions ahead of the anniversary of the killing of a well-known Iranian military commander. But experts in the US are skepitcal that those displays will affect Iranian thinking or actions. Some have questioned whether the US military activity there is meant instead for US consumption. US bombers made another long-range flight over the Persian ...

Pentagon Sends More B-52s to Middle East to Deter Iranian Attacks on U.S. Troops The flights came a week after President Trump warned Tehran following rocket strikes on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. The mission was the third time in six weeks that Air Force bombers had conducted long-range flights about 60 miles off the Iranian coast.Credit...Elliott Verdier/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Dec. 30, 2020 WASHINGTON — Two American B-52 bombers flew another show-of-force mission in the Persian...

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» Trump is threatening Iran, and Biden says the Pentagon is stonewalling him on many things with less than a month until his inauguration Trump is threatening Iran, and Biden says the Pentagon is stonewalling him on many things with less than a month until his inauguration John HaltiwangerDec 26, 2020, 02:55 IST President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up towards supporters as he departs Trump National Golf Club on December 13, 2020 in Sterling, Virginia.Al Drago/Getty Images Lame-duck presidents...

Lame-duck presidents typically wouldn't dream of threatening war in their final days. But Trump is anything but typical.

Trump is threatening Iran and Biden says the Pentagon is stonewalling him on many things with less than a month until inauguration John Haltiwanger President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up towards supporters as he departs Trump National Golf Club on December 13, 2020 in Sterling, Virginia. Lame duck presidents typically avoid doing anything too provocative in their last days, particularly regarding national security. But Donald Trump is anything but typical. Trump has i...

Trump Warns Iran of Retaliation After Attacks on U.S. Embassy in Baghdad The administration and military officials blame Tehran for recent rocket attacks in Iraq, adding to the growing tensions between the United States and Iran. The heavily fortified green zone in Baghdad, which houses the U.S. Embassy.Credit...Ahmed Jalil/EPA, via Shutterstock Published Dec. 23, 2020Updated Jan. 4, 2021 WASHINGTON — President Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that he would hold it accountable “if one America...