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In light of the United States’ withdrawal from removing the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz from Gulf waters, CNN said today, Monday, that US President Donald Trump was the one who instructed the Acting Secretary of Defense to maintain the aircraft carrier. it is in position, and in the meantime Iran announced that it would begin a major military exercise tomorrow.
CNN reported, citing a Pentagon official, that Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller’s earlier decision to withdraw the aircraft carrier Nimitz to “reduce tension” was not approved as official policy, but came as a surprise to senior leaders.
The network added that the US Central Command wanted to keep the carrier in the region due to Iranian threats.
On Sunday, Miller announced “stopping the routine redeployment of the aircraft carrier” and keeping it in place in the US Central Command area of operations in the Middle East due to Iranian threats against President Donald Trump and other government officials. saying that “no one should question the US resolution.”
Last week, CNN quoted Pentagon officials as saying that Miller decided to withdraw the Nimitz aircraft carrier out of the Gulf to reduce tension with Iran, noting that there are divisions within the Pentagon regarding the current threat level from Tehran.
Iranian special training
On the other hand, Iranian television announced today that Iranian forces will begin extensive maneuvers tomorrow Tuesday that include drones and anti-aircraft weapons.
The television added that the exercises include training for hundreds of drones on missions, some of which are strike and suicide missions.
These events come in light of the tension in the Gulf and the mutual warnings and accusations between the United States and Israel, on the one hand, and Iran and its allies, on the other, in the final days of the administration of US President Donald Trump, and accompanying concerns about possible military action against Tehran.
Hours earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said his country had warned Washington that it is responsible for any “adventure” in the region, and also warned countries in the region not to join. she.
He added that Tehran does not seek tensions in the region, and that it will not hesitate to vigorously defend its security.
The Iranian spokesman stressed that Tehran will not negotiate its defense and missile capabilities, and that it will develop them “according to its defense needs.”
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