The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt left the Persian Gulf on Sunday and is headed toward Yemen, where there are already three U.S. amphibious ships and two destroyers, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
The Roosevelt was sent in response to a convoy of seven to nine Iranian ships which appear bound for Yemen and which could be carrying arms.
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There are about nine U.S. ships in the region, including cruisers and destroyers carrying teams that can board and search other vessels.
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“carrying teams that can board and search other vessels.”
can and will aren’t always synonymous!