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US sends additional warship to Middle East amid Iran tensions
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This handout image from the US Navy shows Capt. Daniel Keeler, the commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, as he prepares to fly an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter in the Indian Ocean on January 23, 2026. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daniel Kimmelman/US Navy via AP)
The US Navy has sent an additional warship to the Middle East, a US official tells Reuters, amid a large military buildup in the region and soaring tensions.
The official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity, says the USS Delbert D. Black has entered the region in the past 48 hours. This brings the number of destroyers in the Middle East to six, along with an aircraft carrier and three other littoral combat ships. The additional warship in the region was first reported by CBS News.
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