Α. The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week.https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/02/politics/us-warships-middle-east-brace-iranian-retaliation/index.html
Β. 
Breaking — new adjustments to U.S. force in the Middle East
• Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group (CSG) to replace the Theodore Roosevelt CSG
• Additional cruisers & destroyers ordered to the U.S. European & Central Command AOR
• Deployment of another fighter squadron to the Middle East, reinforcing defensive air support capability
• Increased readiness to deploy more land-based ballistic missile defense if necessary
“These posture adjustments add to the broad range of capabilities the U.S. military maintains in the region, including the USS Wasp Amphibious Ready Group / Marine Expeditionary Unit (ARG/MEU) operating in the Eastern Mediterranean.”
A few relevant clips from the Pentagon press briefing today, & thread with new map below.
