US Central Command has released a video showing US naval assets demonstrating power projection in the Arabian Sea, according to the source. The release comes shortly after the command announced more than 20 warships are patrolling Middle Eastern waters.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) released a new video on Wednesday evening showing what it described as power projection by American naval assets in the Arabian Sea, according to a source monitoring the command. The release follows the command's earlier announcement, first reported by The Zioneer at 18:55 Jerusalem, that more than 20 US Navy warships are patrolling Middle Eastern waters, and that a close-formation transit had been conducted across the Arabian Sea. CENTCOM also released a video of strike groups with fighter jets at that time.
The thread of CENTCOM's disclosures this evening began at 18:55 Jerusalem, when The Zioneer reported the command's statement of a large naval deployment. Minutes later, within the same timeframe, the command detailed the close-formation transit and released footage of strike groups. The new video, focused on power projection, appears to be an additional visual release.
The release is part of a broader pattern of visual material from CENTCOM amid heightened tensions with Iran. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, CENTCOM released footage of Tomahawk cruise missile launches targeting Iran. On June 30, the command published images of night training exercises with US Marines at an undisclosed location in the Middle East.
The specific ships involved in the power projection demonstration and the exact location of the exercise remain unclear from the available report.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake