The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln arrived in the Middle East late Sunday evening, amid anticipation of a potential U.S. military strike on Iran.
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Israel’s Channel 13 said: “The arrival of this large naval force brings the United States closer to making a decisive decision, following the U.S. military’s pledge to strengthen its defenses for Israel.”
It added: “This move comes as part of efforts to bolster defenses, as a vessel carrying specialized missile defense systems is also approaching Israel. In addition to the naval response, the U.S. military is preparing to reinforce its ground-based defenses as well, with a THAAD air defense battery expected to arrive in the coming days.”
According to the channel, senior officers in the Israeli military described the coming week as a “critical week” regarding the possibility of a U.S. attack on Iran.
It said: “Although Israel is currently maintaining its routine operations in full, the Israeli military is operating on the assumption that an attack on Iran could occur, after the United States completed the necessary preparations for the operation over the weekend.”
The Commander of U.S. Central Command, Brad Cooper, met with Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and senior officials from the intelligence and operations branches to discuss defensive and offensive coordination.
It added: “Israel hopes that the opening strike would include targeting Iranian missile stockpiles in order to reduce the severity of Iran’s response.”
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