The U.S. military is also sending aircraft to the Middle East and Europe in case they are needed to support U.S. installations overseas.

AMERICA is sending the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. The hulking $4.5billion nuclear-powered supercarrier, nicknamed Old Salt,

The Pentagon is routing another aircraft carrier to the region and sending additional aircraft to Europe as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates.

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Joanna Plucinska and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel,

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group is heading to the Middle East, a U.S. official said, joining the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group, which arrived in the region in April. The Vinson is set to return home after an overlap period of several days or weeks,

The Pentagon is expanding its military presence in the Middle East and Europe in response to worsening hostilities between Israel and Iran, United States officials said. It is sending refuelling planes,

U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz left the South China Sea on Monday morning heading west, according to data from ship tracking website Marine Traffic, after a reception for its planned port call in central Vietnam was cancelled.

IRAN reportedly launched over 100 missiles at Israel last night in the latest round of intense strikes in the Middle East. The Israeli military quickly responded to the deadly barrage by striking