US is moving aircraft carriers to the Middle East

This could be the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is currently deployed in the South China Sea, or one of two aircraft carriers that left Norfolk and San Diego earlier this week. The deployment to the region is expected to take at least a week, according to Fox News.

In the coming days and weeks, US military air, land, and sea forces will be sent to the region. This is being done to provide the US president with military options in case he decides to strike Iran.

These actions are part of what officials have described as a force posture process.

One Fox News source said that if the president decides to conduct a military operation, it will be different, more aggressive. The source said that US military planners are preparing a number of options that will depend on how the Iranian regime acts in the coming days.

Missile defense systems will be sent to the region to strengthen the protection of US bases and Israel. These systems will include missile defense capabilities.

Photo: U.S. Navy.