Episode 1686 • • 1:36:25 - 1:39:51
1686: Publical
US Middle East Military Deployment, USS Georgia Submarine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the accelerated deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group and the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East. The rare public announcement of submarine movement signals a high level of urgency in defending Israel against potential Iranian retaliation. The deployment was coordinated following a security assessment shared between Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.