GEOPOLITICS | U.S. Military Deploys Forces Across Middle East

The U.S. military has strategically deployed aircraft and naval forces across several Middle Eastern countries, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. According to Jin10, this deployment includes fighter jets, early warning aircraft, and drones. Additionally, multiple destroyers and littoral combat ships have been stationed near the Red Sea, Persian Gulf, and Strait of Hormuz. In the northern Arabian Sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, featuring F-35C Lightning II fighter jets, is currently positioned. The USS Ford carrier strike group is expected to arrive as early as this weekend.