The US had earlier deployed USS Gerald R Ford to the Eastern Mediterranean to assist Israel in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza. Israeli troops are already stationed at the Gaza border amid preparations for a coordinated assault through land, sea and air.
Kim's motive to bolster efforts to modernise North Korean weaponry has been seen as a response to growing military cooperation between the US and South Korea. Washington and Seoul have maintained that these drills are defensive in nature.
The United States will send cruisers and destroyers with the USS Gerald R. Ford to assist Israel against Hamas. The Israeli government formally declared war on Sunday against the Palestine-based group.
Aboard The USS Abraham Lincoln, Feb 15: Iranian patrol boats and aircraft have shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it transited the Strait of Hormuz.Tuesday's passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western
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