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Drumbeats of War - 3rd Carrier Off Iran

Monday, June 28th, 2010

The same Israeli source that predicted the sending the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group toward Iran (and was correct) now reports another carrier strike group, headed by the USS Nassau, has joined the pack.

Nassau came into the region through the waters between Yemen and Somalia, and the group’s presence was reportedly responsible for Iran turning back the ‘aid’ ship heading for Gaza. Under the new UN sanctions, the US ships would have had a covering for boarding the ship at sea.

This makes three carrier strike groups near Iran. The Obama administration has never had (more…)