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New US carrier strike group arrives in Middle East

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20-08-2026 | 10:31

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A new U.S. aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the U.S. military announced Thursday, after conditions aboard a long-deployed carrier provoked fresh criticism of President Donald Trump's war against Iran.

"The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in the Middle East during a scheduled deployment after arriving in the CENTCOM theater yesterday," Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees U.S. forces in the Middle East, said in a post on X.

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