As part of a deterrence strategy and amid escalating tensions with Iran and its proxies, the US Navy has deployed the Ohio-class submarine, USS Florida, to the Middle East. The submarine, now stationed in the US Central Command area of responsibility in the Red Sea, is armed with up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles. The deployment coincides with the presence of the CIA director in Israel and Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. Furthermore, a US Air Force B-1 bomber was seen flying over Saudi Arabia, indicating a significant US military buildup in the region.
The US Navy has dispatched a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. Read more ⤵️ https://t.co/RcTZbv7erM
While the nuclear submarine crossed the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea yesterday - an American B-1 bomber equipped with a "sniper pod" flew in the skies of Saudi Arabia. https://t.co/J0wQMaPTuh
This U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber with attached sniper pod was flying over Saudi Arabia Sunday when the cruise missile submarine USS Florida transited the Suez Canal. The B-1 carries the largest conventional bomb payload in the Air Force’s inventory. https://t.co/u9MAfsMuKM
It's allegedly for "deterrence" that this was announced, because according to the magical doctrine of "deterrence," everyone's supposed to think far more calmly and rationally when a nuclear-powered US submarine arrives in the Middle East armed with 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles https://t.co/NeHAS9Ndzw
USS Florida transited the Suez Canal Sunday and is now in the Red Sea. The cruise missile submarine is armed with up to 154 Tomahawks and a dry deck shelter attached to the hull to deploy Navy SEALs. https://t.co/B5WtqotLbI
Live Updates: US deploys submarine to Middle East, CIA director in Israel as Gaza death toll nears 10,000 https://t.co/hZuaf1yMAZ
Per the DOD, earlier today the Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) transited the Suez Canal, heading into the northern Red Sea and the CENTCOM AOR. USS Florida is armed with up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and is equipped with a dry deck shelter. https://t.co/52UW7Gl1wD
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Significant US announcement: Pentagon has deployed missile-guided Submarine to Middle East, no details where, how long https://t.co/XwMFl0ecj0
Live Updates: US deploys submarine to Middle East, CIA director in Israel as Gaza death toll nears 10,000 https://t.co/tf4EwcNrmP
US CENTCOM announced that on November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine (SSGN) arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. An Ohio-class SSGN is armed with 22 missile tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk cruise missiles, totaling 154. https://t.co/iCkMYXaE4S
US Ohio -class submarines arrive in the eastern Mediterranean, near Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, according media
CENTCOM: "On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility." The US continues sending 'signals' to Iran and Iranian proxies as they continue attacking US military assets across the Middle East. https://t.co/rBvF9182Qy
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