The U.S. Navy has deployed the USS Milius, an Aegis guided missile destroyer, into the Middle East region and within striking distance of Iran.
Newsweek reported the ship was redeployed from its previous posting in the Western Pacific where it was patrolling in a supporting role to the USS Carl Vinson, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered the USS Harry S. Truman, another carrier, to stay put in the eastern Mediterranean to support actions against Yemen-based and Iranian-funded Houthi rebels.
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