US sending military assets to Middle East as Trump weighs Iran strike, sources say

At slightest 1 U.S. craft bearer is being moved toward the Middle East arsenic tensions with Iran proceed to build, subject sources corroborate to Fox News.

It is not yet wide whether the bearer is the USS Abraham Lincoln, presently operating successful the South China Sea, oregon 1 of 2 carriers that departed Norfolk and San Diego earlier this week arsenic transit to the portion is expected to instrumentality astatine slightest a week.

U.S. subject assets from air, onshore and oversea are expected to travel into the portion successful the coming days and weeks to supply the president with subject options should helium determine to transportation retired strikes against Iran, sources said.

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The Nimitz-class craft bearer USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) astatine sea. (M. Jeremie Yoder/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

The movements are portion of what officials described arsenic a process of "setting the force."

One well-placed root said if the president decides to transportation retired subject action, "This volition beryllium different, much offensive." The root said U.S. subject planners are preparing a scope of options that would beryllium connected however Iran’s authorities acts successful coming days.

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Missile defence systems are besides expected to beryllium sent to the portion to bolster the defence of U.S. bases and Israel. The systems would see rocket defence assets, according to sources.

The Pentagon did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.