US to Deploy Third Aircraft Carrier and Second Marine Division to Middle East
The United States has decided to send a third aircraft carrier along with a second marine infantry division to the Middle East. The move follows President Donald Trump's threats to attack Iran after the November midterm elections.
The US will send another aircraft carrier to the Middle East/Mediterranean.123 The deployment will include a third aircraft carrier and a second marine infantry division.123 USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading to the region to replace one of the ships already there.123 USS Theodore Roosevelt was initially sent to the Middle East on 7 October 2023 and later returned to the US for rotation.123 The decision was made after President Donald Trump's threats to attack Iran following the November midterm elections.123 The US already has one aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East.3