The US recently deployed the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier along with its strike group to the Persian Gulf. The deployment took place on Wednesday and was not linked with any specific threats, the US Navy stressed in a statement.
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The Navy said the move came as a precaution amid the pullouts in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the Pentagon is aiming to keep a total of some 5,000 US troops split evenly between the two countries.
"This action ensures we have sufficient capability available to respond to any threat and to deter any adversary from acting against our troops during the force reduction," a Navy spokesperson said.
