The United States is moving an aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East

Pentagon is redeploying an aircraft carrier strike group from the South China Sea to the area of responsibility of the US Central Command, which includes the Middle East.

As reported by BAKU.WS, this information comes from NewsNation citing a source.

Among the ships that have set off for the Middle East coast are the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, a strike submarine, and other vessels, the TV channel notes. The group's redeployment may take about a week

The Pentagon ordered the aircraft carrier group to be moved during a time of rising tensions between Washington and Tehran. Mass rallies are taking place in Iran, and US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened the authorities of the Islamic Republic that he would send troops into the country if they continue to suppress demonstrators' protests. However, the day before, Trump stated that the killings of protesters in Iran had stopped. When asked if this means abandoning possible military action against Iran, Trump said that Washington would continue to monitor the situation.