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Sunday, June 2, 2019
US aircraft carrier, B-52 conduct exercise in Middle East amid Iran tensions
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The US military says a B-52 bomber and an aircraft carrier dispatched to the Middle East over a perceived threat from Iran have conducted a joint exercise together in the Arabian Sea.
The Air Force says in a statement today that the exercise saw F/A-18 Super Hornets, MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters and E-2D Growlers from the USS Abraham Lincoln fly with the B-52 bomber.
The Air Force says the aircraft also “simulated strike operations” in the exercise, which took place on Saturday.
The White House dispatched the Lincoln and its strike force to the Middle East in May over a threat it did not describe at the time.
The US pulled out of Iran’s nuclear deal a year ago. Since then, relations have grown tense as America imposes ever-tougher sanctions on Tehran.
— AP
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