The American missile destroyer that anchored at Israel’s Red Sea port city of Eilat on Friday has now departed, the US Navy says.
USS Delbert D. Black departed Eilat following a “scheduled port visit,” the US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) — the naval component in the US Central Command (CENTCOM) — says in a statement.
“This port visit demonstrates US and Israel’s strong maritime partnership and shared commitment to advancing security and prosperity in the Mediterranean Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, and the Red Sea,” NAVCENT says.
According to the Israeli military, the destroyer’s arrival was pre-planned and part of the ongoing cooperation between the IDF and the US military.
The US in recent weeks has been moving military assets to the Middle East, boosting available firepower and defensive capabilities in the region, and giving President Donald Trump the option to launch an attack on Iran against the backdrop of the regime’s killing of protesters.
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