The US Increasing its Military Presence in the Middle East as Regional Tensions Surge

US President Trump has said that a “massive armada” is heading towards Iran, even as he seeks to avoid further conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Thursday while travelling from Davos to Washington, Trump said the United States is positioning a large naval presence near Iran. With the expected arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its carrier strike group to the US Central Command’s area of responsibility within a few days, combined with the reinforcement of US airpower in Jordan and intensified logistical activity at Diego Garcia, it is clear…