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Ike will be the first U.S. aircraft carrier to operate in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since the end of the Afghanistan war in 2021.

On Friday's broadcast of NewsNation's "Morning In America," Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder reacted to Chinese fighter jets buzzing | Clips

According to reports, the strike targeted the Ash Shaddadi base in Syria's northern province of Al Hasakah, resulting in "direct hits."

Rustem Umierov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, and Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of Defense, have held a telephone conversation to discuss further military assistance and preparations for the next Ramstein-format meeting, as well as the current situation at the front.

On Friday's broadcast of NewsNation's "Morning In America," Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder reacted to Chinese fighter jets buzzing | Clips

Lebanese and Palestinian fighters loyal to Iran are ready to "pull the trigger" in case of an Israeli ground operation in Gaza, has warned Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Iran supports the Hamas movement, which launched the attack on Israel on October 7, prompting a significant retaliation by Israeli forces on the Gaza Strip. Tehran also has a close relationship with Hezbollah, which launches attacks on Israeli army positions from southern Lebanon.

The Biden administration is urging Israel to rethink its plans for a major ground offensive in the Gaza Strip and instead to opt for a more "surgical" operation using aircraft and special operations forces carrying out precise, targeted raids on high-value Hamas targets and infrastructure, according to five U.S. officials familiar with the discussions.

President Joe Biden defended the military's decision to attack two Syria-based sites reportedly used by Iran, declaring the strikes "necessary and proportionate."

U.S. forces based in Iraq and Syria have been attacked more than a dozen times by Iranian proxies in the Middle East within the last two weeks, according to the Department of Defense.

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