Another US Aircraft Carrier Heads Toward Iran; Concern Over Renewed Fighting

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The American aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt left Singapore after a three-day visit and sailed through the Strait of Malacca toward the Middle East. A US government source said the strike group will not reach the region before mid-November.

Another American aircraft carrier is making its way to Iran and is expected to reach the Persian Gulf within a matter of days. The movement of American transport aircraft and an aircraft carrier toward the Middle East continues, and US Central Command is completing preparations for a possible renewal of fighting in Iran.

Observers note similarities to the deployments that preceded the earlier wars with Iran, when concern over another strike was in the background. The arrival of the aircraft carrier in the region could signal the opening of a new round of fighting.