U.S. rushes firepower to the Middle East as Israel braces for retaliation from Iran

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U.S. rushes firepower to the Middle East as ******* braces for retaliation from Iran

The U.S. is sending a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and speeding the arrival of an aircraft carrier strike group, as ******* braces for retaliatory

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after the

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of senior members of ****** and Hezbollah.

The Pentagon confirmed late Sunday that Defense Secretary

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had ordered the dispatch of the USS Georgia guided missile submarine to the region. He further ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, which is equipped with F-35C fighter jets, to accelerate its ongoing transit to the area.

The orders, and the rare step to publicly announce the deployment of a submarine, came as Austin reaffirmed Washington’s “commitment to take every possible step to defend” its ally in a call with his ******** counterpart

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, according to a readout from the Pentagon.

Gallant “detailed IDF readiness and capabilities in the face of threats posed by Iran and its regional proxies, and discussed interoperability with the wide range of U.S. military capabilities deployed to the region,” his office said.

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The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia at sea in 2020.

The moves came amid mounting fears that Iran might soon respond to the ************** of ******’ political leader,

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, who was

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last month after attending the inauguration ceremony for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Both Iran and ****** blamed ******* for the ********, and while ******* has remained quiet on the matter it is widely believed to have carried out the **************.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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for the **************, after which

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, the alleged mastermind of ******’ Oct. 7 ******* ******* on *******, was named as the group’s political leader.

But it ******** unclear exactly how Iran plans to retaliate.

Reports of the country’s Revolutionary Guard beginning military drills last week stoked fears of a response that the U.S. and its allies worry could spark a broader regional conflict.

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Iranians hold portraits of ****** leader Ismail Haniyeh during his ******** procession, in Tehran, on August 1, 2024.

Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah similarly vowed retaliation for the ******** of senior commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut hours before Haniyeh’s **************.

As tensions continue to spiral, the U.S. has ramped up pressure on ******* and ****** to secure a

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that would end *******’s deadly offensive in Gaza, where local officials say around 40,000 people have been ******* in the months since ****** launched its attacks on ******* in which some 1,200 people were ******* and around 250 others taken ********.

Britain, France and Germany called Monday for Iran and its allies to refrain from retaliation to avoid further escalating tensions and potentially imperiling efforts toward a cease-***** deal.

In a ****** statement, the three countries said Iran and its proxies would “bear responsibility for actions that jeapordise the opportunity for peace and stability.”

The trio endorsed the latest push for a deal by the U.S. and other mediators, their intervention coming after ****** appeared to push back against restarting talks later this week.

A number of countries, including the U.K., have asked airlines to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace in recent days amid fears of an *******, while Western nations have also urged their citizens to leave parts of the region.

******* has faced fresh scrutiny after launching a

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in Gaza City where displaced civilians were sheltering, ******** at least 100 people and injuring dozens more on Saturday morning, according to Gaza’s civil defense agency.

The ******* Defense Forces said it was targeting a ****** command center embedded in the school compound and that “numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians.” NBC News could not independently verify whether there was a command center at the school.

The White House said in a statement that it was “deeply concerned” by the strike, noting that it has “repeatedly and consistently” warned that ******* must take measures to minimize civilian harm.

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