The US Navy has dispatched a second aircraft carrier group to the Middle East, rerouting the USS Nimitz from its original course in the South China Sea. The USS Nimitz, along with its nine air squadrons,

The Nimitz aircraft carrier group was rerouted from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, joining the USS Carl Vinson. The move comes amid airstrikes between Israel and Iran.

As the Iran-Israel conflict intensifies, the U.S. deploys the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with support tankers to bolster military readiness.

Israeli fighter jets have been seen armed with inexpensive glide bombs. Air superiority means it doesn't need to expend costly stand-off missiles.

Israel's strikes against Iran have prompted international airlines to halt flights to some Middle East destinations. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled their flights to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES Greece's Aegean Airlines said that it had cancelled all flights to and from Tel Aviv up to and including the early morning flight on July 12,

He refutes French President Macron's comments that he's returning to the US to work on a truce, after earlier telling people in Tehran to evacuate.