The US has ordered the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to head to the Middle East and for the USS Abraham Lincoln to speed up to help defend Israel from Iran and Hezbollah attacks.
A death-penalty-free plea deal for the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attack and two others who participated in the plot had"surprised" Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a Pentagon spokeswoman, who would rather see the three men head to trial.
Austin said last week that the Lincoln, which carries F-35s fighter jets on board, would arrive in the Central Command region by the end of the month.The need to beef up American defenses in the Middle East comes as Iran and Hezbollah have both vowed revenge against the Jewish state for the recent high-profile deaths of two terrorist leaders.
There were no injuries reported from the attack, which came after an Israeli strike reportedly injured a dozen people in southern Lebanon.
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