"US Deploys Carrier to Middle East in Response to Attacks on US Forces"

The Pentagon has announced that it will deploy an aircraft carrier and air defense systems to the Middle East in response to increasing attacks on US military facilities, believed to be carried out by Iranian-backed groups. The USS Eisenhower and its strike group will be redirected to the region instead of the eastern Mediterranean, where it was originally intended to join the USS Ford strike group. The move aims to strengthen regional deterrence efforts, enhance force protection for US troops, and assist in the defense of Israel. Additional air defense units and troops will also be sent to the Middle East, including a THAAD missile battery and Patriot air defense battalions.