The Pentagon is deploying two carrier strike groups, eleven Burke-class destroyers, a number of Ticonderoga-class cruisers, amphibious assault ships, THAAD and Patriot missile defense systems, multiple squadrons of fighter jets, strategic bombers, and undisclosed assets to the Middle East.
The Pentagon expects Iranian proxies to continue to target U.S. troops in the region and has already stated that they will respond “decisively.”
What’s the probability that this escalates into a war between the United States and Iran?
PENTAGON: “Between October 17th and the 24th, U.S. and coalition forces have been attacked at least ten separate times in Iraq and three separate times in Syria via a mix of one-way attack drones and rockets…
We know that the groups conducting these attacks are supported by the IRGC and the Iranian regime. We are seeing the prospect for more significant escalation against U.S. forces and personnel across the region in the near term coming from Iranian proxy forces and, ultimately, from Iran.
So, by virtue of our announcement over the weekend, we are preparing for this escalation, both in terms of defending our forces and responding decisively.”
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