Posted on 01/04/21
| News Source: i24
'No one should doubt the resolve of the United States of America,' acting Pentagon chief warns
The US reversed a decision to bring an aircraft carrier home from the Gulf Sunday, with the Pentagon saying that due to "recent threats" by Iran the USS Nimitz would stay in position.
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The Nimitz has been patrolling Gulf waters since late November, but in a statement issued on December 31, acting US Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller ordered the vessel to "transit directly home to complete a nearly 10-month deployment."
The New York Times, quoting US officials, said this move was part of a "de-escalatory" signal to Tehran to avoid a conflict in President Donald Trump's last days in office.
However, Miller issued a new statement changing course on Sunday.