The United States is shifting military resources, together with ships, in the Middle East in response to Israel’s strikes on Iran and a possible retaliatory attack by Tehran, two U.S. officers stated Friday (June 13, 2025).
The Navy has directed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner to start crusing towards the Eastern Mediterranean and has directed a second destroyer to start transferring ahead, so it may be obtainable if requested by the White House.

President Donald Trump is assembly along with his National Security Council principals to talk about the state of affairs. The two U.S. officers spoke on the situation of anonymity to present particulars not but made public.
The forces in the area have been taking precautionary measures for days, together with having military dependents voluntarily depart regional bases, in anticipation of the strikes and to defend these personnel in case of a large-scale response from Tehran.

U.S. military presence in Middle East
There are usually round 30,000 troops primarily based in the Middle East. However, that quantity surged as excessive as 43,000 final October amid the continued tensions between Israel and Iran in addition to steady assaults on industrial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

The Hudner is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer that’s able to defending towards ballistic missiles.
On October 1, 2024, U.S. Navy destroyers fired a few dozen interceptors in protection of Israel because the nation got here beneath attack by greater than 200 missiles fired by Iran.
Published – June 13, 2025 07:56 pm IST