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Third US carrier mission to Gulf 'major indicator' of new war on Iran

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“Third US carrier mission to Gulf 'major indicator' of new war on Iran”

A major US carrier strike group is heading towards the Middle East and could be a “major indicator” of a renewed war with Iran , experts have told The National. Satellite imagery has shown the USS Theodore Roosevelt has left the South China Sea and is steaming towards the Strait of Malacca, expecting to reach the Arabian Sea late next week. Its presence in the region will give President Donald Trump three carrier groups to use in any renewed onslaught against Iran, now that the US midterm…

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