US Navy reduces staff to ‘mission critical’ levels in Bahrain ahead of potential strikes on Iran: officials
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US Navy Speaking to Fox News, multiple US officials said that the 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain had been downgraded to a “critical mission” staff ahead of possible US attacks on Iran.
There are currently fewer than 100 staff left at the facility. Before Operation Midnight Tow Truck, which was attacked by the USA last June Iran’s nuclear facilities 5th Fleet headquarters was evacuated in a similar manner.
While discussions continue between the USA and Iran over the future of Tehran’s nuclear program, the USA has been increasing its military presence in the Middle East in recent weeks.
U.S. Central Command said this week that sailors and sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the ships in the area, conduct regular maintenance to “keep the aircraft mission ready.”
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U.S. Central Command released this photo on February 24, saying: “Sailors and sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conduct regular maintenance to keep the aircraft mission ready.” (CENTCOM)
“Their experience and capabilities enable Abraham Lincoln to maintain sustained air power and conduct more than 100 sorties per day,” CENTCOM said in a statement to X. he said.
President Donald Trump He warned in his State of the Union speech He said earlier this week that Iran had “evil ambitions” regarding its nuclear program and that the United States had yet to hear from Tehran that it “will never have a nuclear weapon.”
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“After the Midnight Hammer, they were warned not to make any future attempts to rebuild their weapons program, especially their nuclear weapons. But yet they continue to start all over again. We destroyed it, and they want to start all over again, and now they are pursuing their sinister ambitions again,” Trump said Tuesday, referring to U.S. attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities last summer. he said.
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“We are in negotiations with them. They want to make a deal, but we haven’t heard those secret words, ‘We will never have nuclear weapons,'” Trump added. “My preference is to solve this problem through diplomacy. But one thing is certain: I will never allow the country, which has been the world’s number one supporter of terrorism, to have nuclear weapons. I cannot allow this.”
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