The United States has strenghtened its military presence in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, including deploying an additional Navy destroyer along with fighter jets.
The Pentagon cited "a number of recent, alarming events in the Strait of Hormuz" as the reason for reinforcing its military prowess in the strtegically important region.
The secretary of defense has ordered the deployment of the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, F-35 fighters and F-16 fighters to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to defend U.S. interests and safeguard freedom of navigation in the region, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said at a news conference.
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