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The US is deploying its newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald Ford, to the Mediterranean amid escalating tensions with Iran, joining other US naval forces in the region as part of a broader military buildup following increased hostilities between Israel and Iran.
The Pentagon has deployed warships and warplanes to the Middle East in response to attacks on Israel by Hamas. The USS Gerald Ford Strike Group, including its aircraft carrier and several destroyers and cruisers, has been sent to the eastern Mediterranean, along with additional squadrons of warplanes. The show of force aims to reassure U.S. allies in the region and deter adversaries like Iran. The Pentagon will also begin shipping equipment and ammunition to the Israeli Defense Forces. This deployment follows a pattern of the Pentagon flexing its muscles in the Middle East during times of heightened tensions.