The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew, Nov. 13, 2018.
VOA: US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Middle East
PENTAGON — The USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East after eight months without a carrier in the region, U.S. officials confirmed to VOA.
The U.S. carrier and its supporting ships and aircraft will help in the fight against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria and the war in Afghanistan, where the U.S.-led coalition is working with Afghan partners to increase pressure on the Taliban in order to force them into a peace negotiation.
Pentagon officials say the USS Stennis will also send a signal to Iran's government, which Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis recently called an "outlaw regime" that "feels free to escalate and initiate costly conflicts that serve no one's interests."
"Just being there is a show of force to Iran," one defense official said.
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Update: U.S. Super Carrier Arrives In Middle East As A "Message" To Tehran (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: It has been 8 months since a U.S. aircraft carrier has been in the Persian Gulf.
