The United States has indicated that a second aircraft carrier will be placed in the Eastern Mediterranean "if any actor hostile to Israel considers trying to escalate or widen the war in the Middle East."
At a White House news conference, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said that the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its strike group will be leaving for the European Command area of responsibility in the coming week. "They will be going initially across the Atlantic and into the Mediterranean, where they will be available if needed."
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