US sending assault ship, Patriot battery to Middle East amid Iran 'threat'

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US sending assault ship, Patriot battery to Middle East amid Iran 'threat'
Washington, May 10 (AFP) May 10, 2019
The Pentagon announced Friday that it is deploying an amphibious assault ship and a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East to bolster an aircraft carrier force sent to counter alleged threats from Iran.

"These assets will join the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a US Air Force bomber task force in the Middle East region in response to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against US forces and our interests," the Pentagon said in a statement.

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