According to Western media reports, the United States has deployed one of the largest naval and air military gatherings in the Middle East in years. As estimates from observers suggest that the largest U.S. aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, will dock in the port of Haifa, Israel, in the coming days after being spotted near the Greek island of Crete, the military move comes as part of continuous U.S. reinforcements amid rising tensions and preparation for a potential strike against Iran. The scale of the U.S. military presence is revealed by data from the U.S. Department of Defense (the Pentagon), indicating the presence of about 40,000 American troops in the Middle East theater of operations, with the naval build-up concentrated around...
