American aircraft carrier USS Vinson returns to Persian Gulf – report
An American strike group headed by the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has returned to Persian Gulf waters as tensions spike around Iran, says Interfax new agency citing the US Navy. The group, which has passed close to Iran’s southern borders on its way to the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain, includes a guided missile cruiser and a two-guided-missile destroyer. On the other side of the Strait of Hormuz, American forces have positioned another strike group headed by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is currently providing air support to NATO troops in Afghanistan. Washington has vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz open after Iran threatened to block the vital oil supply lane in the face of tightening sanctions.
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