At least two US Navy destroyers, along with escort vessels, are engaged in deflecting Iranian strikes on Israeli soil, the ABC News TV channel reported citing sources.
Since the onset of the Israeli operation on June 13, USS The Sullivans and USS Arleigh Burke, both Arleigh Burke-class destroyers situated in the eastern Mediterranean, have been protecting the country’s territory against Iran’s ballistic missiles.
Earlier this week, the USS Thomas Hudner, also an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, arrived in the region to throw some extra weight behind Israel while the USS Arleigh Burke left the area.
Meanwhile, aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, escorted by four military vessels, was in the Arabian Sea. Its mission is not to participate in Israeli air defense but rather to ensure the security of US Middle Eastern military bases.
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US President Donald Trump is considering whether to join Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, as the conflict continues for a sixth day and angry rhetoric ramps up between all sides.
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A new series of strong blasts has been heard in east Tehran, an AFP journalist said, on the sixth day of the war between arch-nemeses Iran and Israel.
ReplyDeleteAt least five columns of smoke could be seen in the east and southeast of the Iranian capital, according to the journalist, who reported the blasts were heard around 1.20pm.
The family members of British diplomatic staff in Israel have been "temporarily withdrawn" as Iran and Israel continue to exchange fire, Britain's foreign ministry has said.
ReplyDeleteRelatives of staff working at the UK embassy in Tel Aviv and consulate in Jerusalem were "temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure", the Foreign Office said, adding that staff at the mission remain.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, pictured, warned that direct US military assistance to Israel could radically destabilise the situation in the Middle East.
ReplyDeleteIn separate comments, head of Russia's SVR foreign intelligence service, Sergei Naryshkin, was quoted as saying that the situation between Iran and Israel was now critical.
Mr Ryabkov warned the US against direct military assistance to Israel or even considering such "speculative options," according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
"This would be a step that would radically destabilise the entire situation," it cited him as saying.
Tras advertir a Donald Trump que no intervenga en la campaña israelí contra sitios nucleares subterráneos a costa de "un daño irreparable", el ayatollah Alí Jamenei señaló este miércoles que el lenguaje de amenazas no funciona con los iraníes.
ReplyDelete"Las personas sabias que conocen Irán, su gente y su historia nunca hablan a esta nación en el lenguaje de las amenazas, porque los iraníes no son de los que se rinden", dijo la máxima autoridad religiosa de Irán.
Trump había dicho el martes que Estados Unidos sabe dónde se esconde Jamenei y que no lo matarán "por ahora".
The US has deployed additional fighter jets and refueling tankers to the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, US officials said Tuesday, as the conflict between Israel and Iran enters its sixth day. Despite voicing strong support for Israel, the US has so far avoided direct military involvement in the conflict.
ReplyDeleteThe US is shifting military aircraft and warships into and around the Middle East to protect Israel from Iranian attacks as President Donald Trump warns Tehran to step back from the conflict.
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