Houthis Advance on Aden as Govt Bolsters City Defences
The carrier will join two others as Iranian drones and aerial threats prompt interceptions and Bahrain reports no casualties or damage.
- The USS Theodore Roosevelt will arrive in the Middle East within the next day, joining two other American aircraft carriers as Iranian attacks on Bahrain continue and negotiations between Washington and Tehran remain deadlocked.
- Bahrain's Defense Ministry reported intercepting several "Iranian aerial threats" on Sunday before they reached intended targets, following two attacks involving Iranian drones over the past three days.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed responsibility for targeting a radar installation at a Bahraini air base as retaliation. Separately, American forces intercepted two Iranian drones approaching Bahrain on Friday, with neither causing damage.
- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Sunday that Tehran would continue responding to military attacks, replying that Iran was "not waiting for anyone" while concentrating on national security.
- American and Israeli officials have prepared proposals for another round of strikes against Iran, with potential targets including energy facilities and infrastructure considered essential to the nation's economy.
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Within 24 hours the aircraft carrier Uss Theodore Roosevelt will join the other two in the Middle East, George Washington and George H.W. Bush. The New York Times reports this, according to reports from military sources. (ANSA)
The New York Times reported that USS Theodore Roosevelt was expected to join the two American aircraft carriers currently in the Middle East within days.
The United States is moving more and more military forces to the Middle East. The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt sailed into the Arabian Sea over the weekend. Starting Monday, three American aircraft carriers and their accompanying vessels will likely operate directly near Iran, in the area of operations of the US Armed Forces Command for the Middle East (CENTCOM), the Bild newspaper reported, citing American sources.
Liberation
INTELLINEWSAs the Shiite fighters advance towards the provisional capital, the government forces strengthen their positions this Sunday, November 15.
Houthi forces have advanced to within 60 kilometers of Aden, the interim seat of Yemen's internationally recognized government, Agence France-Presse reported, citing four military and two government officials. The sources said the Houthis had taken control of the areas of Al-Makatira and Al-Madariba and had reached the area of the Haraz camp. The offensive is taking place east of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, towards the coast of the Gulf of Aden. G…
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