Reuters
US Department of Defense building
The Pentagon announced today, Monday, that a nuclear submarine, accompanied by other warships, crossed the Strait of Hormuz for the first time.
A Pentagon official said that the passage of this submarine is a message to Tehran and a commitment from Washington to protect its allies, noting that the USS Georgia submarine is equipped with more than 150 Tomahawk missiles.
The crossing of this submarine comes as the commander of US forces in the Middle East, General Frank MacKenzie, said that his country is “ready to respond” if Iran attacks it on the first anniversary of the killing of General Qassem Soleimani.
“We are ready to defend ourselves and our friends and allies in the region, and we are ready to respond if necessary,” he told reporters.
Source: Agencies
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