US Deploys Sub, Orders Aircraft Carrier To Make Haste Toward West Asia

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reiterated his commitment to ‘defending Israel’ from the Resistance Axis during a Sunday phone call with the Israeli defense minister

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine and an aircraft carrier strike group to the region, with tensions remaining high as Israel awaits the response to its recent attacks on Tehran and Beirut.

The announcement came after a phone conversation between Austin and Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on 11 August.

Austin reiterated Washington’s “commitment to take every possible step to defend Israel and noted the strengthening of US military force posture and capabilities throughout the Middle East in light of escalating regional tensions,” Pentagon Press Secretary Major General Patrick Ryder said on Sunday in a readout of the call.

The readout states that the defense secretary ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, equipped with F-35C fighter jets, and that Austin also ordered the USS Georgia (SSGN 729) guided missile submarine to the region.

“Secretary Austin and Minister Gallant also discussed Israel's operations in Gaza and the importance of mitigating civilian harm, progress towards securing a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza, and our efforts to deter aggression by Iran, Lebanese Hizballah, and other Iran-aligned groups across the region.”

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