The United States pledges to maintain a significant military presence in the Middle East
US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced on Wednesday that the United States intends to maintain a strong military presence in the Middle East region given the ongoing tensions between Israel and Hamas.
In a press conference held at the White House, Kirby explained that the United States doesn’t want to escalate the current conflict that Israel is witnessing, indicating that the goal is to prevent the expansion of the war in the region.
This statement comes after Israeli reports about the Israeli government’s dissatisfaction with the United States’ decision to withdraw Aircraft carrier of the Mediterranean Sea.
According to ABC news, the United States decided to withdraw the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford from the Mediterranean, which raised concern in Israeli circles.
Reports indicated that the carrier will leave the region within the next few days, after US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin decided to extend… Having been in the area for a few weeks.
USS Gerald Ford had arrived in the Mediterranean Sea on October 7, at the beginning of the aggression launched by Israel against the Gaza Strip, which resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, and destroyed more than 70% of the buildings in the Gaza Strip.
According to Channel 12, citing sources, that Israel tried to persuade Washington to back down from withdrawing the aircraft carrier due to tensions with Lebanon.
The Israeli sources indicated that Israeli officials expressed their annoyance at the US decision to withdraw the aircraft carrier from the region, calling on the US administration to provide clarifications about the decision.
