Posted on 06/16/2025 6:25:50 PM PDT by Mariner
he U.S. Navy is sending the supercarrier USS Nimitz and the rest of its strike group to the Middle East amid a new buildup of forces in the region ostensibly for defensive purposes, U.S. officials have told TWZ. Overnight, dozens of U.S. Air Force KC-135R and KC-46A tankers had already been tracked heading east over the Atlantic Ocean. That has prompted speculation about the potential start of a major contingency operation, possibly around a shift in U.S. policy toward the ongoing Israel-Iran war, as you can read about in more detail here.
U.S. air, naval, and ground forces have already been aiding in the defense of Israel since the start of the current hostilities last week. Readers can first get up to speed on the latest developments in the conflict between Israel and Iran in our reporting here.
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I hope not. God help us.
I’m thinking this is more tanker support for the Israelis and the CBG is heading that way to hammer the Houthis while they’re cut off from Iranian support.
Nothing has happened yet. Stop bed wetting
Not to scare everyone...
https://x.com/DD_Geopolitics/status/1934736907281523194?t=rFd55cCRVdlQOdqdaQYsyw&s=19
Predictably, Hannity had Linda Graham on his show tonight.
I immediately turned it off.
Yeah, not facts in evidence just yet. I’m leaning towards tanker support (you do know that most of NATO is sending tankers to support the Israelis, right? The Germans even have tankers on station for the Israeli strikes) as well as protection for our tankers and more strikes on the Houthis as well as to hold open freedom of navigation in the straits.
Red Alert going off.
Preparations for something that “might happen” is a good idea.
That does not mean that something is “going to happen”.
Doesn’t it take day after day at sea to reach the area?
“...sending the supercarrier USS Nimitz and the rest of its strike group to the Middle East...” In the Atlantic.
How far away are they?
“Breaking News
NYT: Trump encourages Vance to meet with Iranians this week.”
Yeah, everybody needs to calm down, and wait amd see.
“Defensive purposes”.
Grin grin, wink wink, nudge nudge, say no more!
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These online “ influmsers” turing on President Trump at the drop of a hat, show that they never belived in him in the first place.
“With all those refuelers also headed there, it’s fair to expect the US is going to war.”
It’s fair to expect we are sending a message.
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“Be clearly aware that Tulsi Gabbard, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, gave official testimony on March 26th, 2025 as follows:
“The IC continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme leader Khomeini has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003.”
In other words, according to the entire U.S. intelligence community Iran is not pursuing the creation of a nuclear weapon.”
https://x.com/starseedastro/status/1934772324970189190
Refuelers make me think of long range bombers.
It could be to extend fighter range, but Israel seems to have accomplished the fighter jet missions already, and can continue to do so.
I’d expect B-2 bombers to raid in one day, and address all the hard targets on the target list.
As long as we only bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities I am good with it.
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