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The USS Gerald R Ford, US Navy’s most expensive aircraft carrier, has come under renewed scrutiny after it was forced to leave its Middle East deployment following a fire onboard, even as longstanding concerns about its operational readiness remain unresolved.The carrier arrived at a port in Crete earlier this week after a fire broke out…
USS Boxer (Image/US Navy website) As tensions escalate in the Middle East, the United States is deploying a powerful naval group led by the USS Boxer, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship designed to act as a military base for Marines.Often compared to a small aircraft carrier, the USS Boxer can bring significant air power to…
NEW DELHI: United States’s third warship is heading towards the Middle East, with some reports suggesting a possible movement towards the Strait of Hormuz to deploy around 2,200 Marines for a potential operation involving Iran’s Kharg Island. At the centre of these developments is USS Tripoli, an amphibious assault ship capable of transporting, landing, and…
US Expands Middle East Military Presence Amid Iran-Israel Tensions, USS Tripoli Deploys Marines The United States is significantly expanding its military footprint in the Middle East, sending thousands of Marines and a powerful amphibious assault ship to the region as tensions with Iran intensify. The deployment comes amid a rapidly escalating conflict involving the United…
The US central command dismissed the claims by Iranian Guards that they had hit USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf on Sunday. It said that the missiles launched by Iran “didn’t even come close”.“Iran’s IRGC claims to have struck USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles. LIE. The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn’t…
The United States has ordered one of its most advanced naval assets, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Middle East in a move widely seen as a significant escalation of military signalling toward Iran, as tensions over Tehran’s nuclear programme intensify.The deployment comes as President Donald Trump increases pressure on Iran to reach an…
Mumbai: The unabated rally in gold and silver prices continued on Wednesday with the domestic prices of both the precious metals breaking above record high levels. Gold prices in the domestic bullion markets traded around the Rs 1.7 lakh/10gm level while prices of silver hovered around the Rs 3.7 lakh/kg mark. And on the MCX,…
New Delhi: Govt is unlikely to rush ahead with a package to aid exporters hit by Trump’s 50% tariff as it is yet to get a full assessment of the situation. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters she is seeking feedback from textiles and marine exporters, seen to be worst affected even as the impact…
Leaders at Moscow Format, Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: India, along with other nations, on Tuesday, opposed the deployment of foreign military infrastructure on Afghan soil, effectively rejecting United States president Donald Trump’s calls for handing over the Bagram airbase.The joint opposition came at the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan, which included India,…
The US state department’s Hindustani spokesperson, Margaret MacLeod, on Thursday justified the H-1B visa move in a bid to “invest in American citizens, first and foremost, in training them.” She also addressed the Russia-Ukraine war saying that the Donald Trump administration wanted to “minimise trade” with Moscow.This comes after the States said that the tightening…
