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US deploys 3rd carrier strike group to Middle East amid Iran tensions
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US deploys 3rd carrier strike group to Middle East amid Iran tensions

🌍 GlobalOct 20, 2026 15:30SRC: X/@CURRENTREPORT1

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BREAKING: US is deploying a third aircraft carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt to the Middle East. The carrier group is expected to arrive by the end of november – Fox News This comes just a day after defense secretary Pete Hegseth secretly met Israeli PM Netanyahu at Israel's Ovda airbase amid discussions over possible renewed military action against Iran. The deployment will add roughly 10,000 sailors, Marines and other US personnel to the region.

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