Us Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the GUIDED missile submarine USS Georgia to deploy to the Middle East and the USS Abraham Lincoln fleet to arrive in the region soon in view of Iran's expected counter-attack on Israel.
According to the Washington Post, the deployment was announced by the Us Department of Defense after talks between Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoo Gallant on Sunday.
Iran has blamed Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh last month and iran has decided to avenge the martyrdom.
Read: Iran decides to attack Israel
Israel has not commented on the operation, but immediately after the operation told U.S. officials that it was responsible.
An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the latest Israeli analysis indicates that Iran has decided to launch a direct attack on the country.
Israel has sent a message to Iran and Hezbollah that Israel will consider targeting civilians as a red line.
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