A US official said that the US Navy aircraft carrier “Nimitz” strike group is sailing to the Middle East. “Nimitz” was originally planned to replace the “Carl Vinson” aircraft carrier strike group that had been deployed for several months, but now it is going to the Middle East early. Both fleets will appear in the Middle East at the same time. The aircraft carrier “Nimitz” is the oldest active aircraft carrier in the US Navy. It entered service on May 3, 1975. It is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026, which may be its last sea voyage. This is a very important symbolic deployment because it participated in “Operation Eagle Claw” in 1980 to rescue American hostages held at the US Embassy in Tehran, but the operation failed. Since then, the US has been waging a shadow war with Iran.

A US official said that the US Navy aircraft carrier “Nimitz” strike group is sailing to the Middle East. “Nimitz” was originally planned to replace the “Carl Vinson” aircraft carrier strike group that had been deployed for several months, but now it is going to the Middle East early. Both fleets will appear in the Middle East at the same time. The aircraft carrier “Nimitz” is the oldest active aircraft carrier in the US Navy. It entered service on May 3, 1975. It is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026, which may be its last sea voyage. This is a very important symbolic deployment because it participated in “Operation Eagle Claw” in 1980 to rescue American hostages held at the US Embassy in Tehran, but the operation failed. Since then, the US has been waging a shadow war with Iran.