Yesterday the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group was diverted from joining the USS Gerald R. Ford CSG in The Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf. There it will face Iranian Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles, the Iranian Navy, the 44th Chinese Naval Task Force, along
— John Millwee (@MillweeJohn) October 23, 2023
with POSSIBLY Russian warships and North Korean submarines. I see no need to name it. t.co/bSQMaYIh2q
— John Millwee (@MillweeJohn) October 23, 2023
US Henry J Kaiser class tanker USNS Leroy Grumman T-AO195 71 NM East of #Gibraltar heading for the Atlantic Possibly meeting up with USS Dwight D Eisenhower CSG mid Atlantic as they head West towards STROG #OPWest
— Michael J Sanchez (@key2med) October 23, 2023
The US DS has redirected the movement of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) to the Central Command area (broader Middle East), while also activating the deployment of a THAAD battery as well as Patriot battalions to locations throughout the region pic.twitter.com/QxJYnPpuRl
— TheRealLaine (@thereallaine) October 22, 2023
USS Bataan is staying in the Persian Gulf, contrary to latest reports that it will head towards Mediterranean sea.
We believe that the US has taken this step because of the deteriorating situation in Iraq. There are 2000 marines on board this US Navy ship. pic.twitter.com/KX2OOhV3D2
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) October 23, 2023
⚡️Just now:
US bases came under drone attacks in Iraq. pic.twitter.com/DYQQMawihl
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) October 23, 2023
The Iraqi militias don’t need to engage the US Army in Iraq, all they need to do is cut the US Army logistical lines from Kuwait and all the US Army bases in Iraq and Syria will have no choice but to evacuate
If the US wants to secure those logistical lines, they will need to at least deploy 100,000 US Army personnel — Scott Ritter, former United States Marine Corps intelligence officer
The Iraqi militias don't need to engage the US Army in Iraq, all they need to do is cut the US Army logistical lines from Kuwait and all the US Army bases in Iraq and Syria will have no choice but to evacuate
If the US wants to secure those logistical lines, they will need to at… pic.twitter.com/91g8Hy0m1S
— Iran Observer (@IranObserver0) October 23, 2023
h/t DOORBERT