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Pentagon Chief Orders Submarine to the Middle East, Tells Aircraft Carrier to Hasten Its Transit
Officials have been on the lookout for retaliatory strikes from Iran and Hezbollah for the killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, and the U.S. has been beefing up its presence in the region.
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WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to t… [+2031 chars]