The US is set to have no aircraft carriers in the waters off Europe and the Middle East, following the redeployment of its most advanced carrier to South America.
This move comes after the US joined Israeli strikes on Iran in June and engaged in intense operations in the Red Sea, marking a significant change in the region's military presence.
President Donald Trump’s decision to shift the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier to South America in his campaign against drug cartels
is pulling the ship out of the Mediterranean Sea at a time when a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been threatened by new strikes in Gaza.
Aircraft carriers have long been recognized as a key signifier of US military presence, with thousands of sailors and dozens of warplanes on board.
Author's summary: The US aircraft carrier is redeployed to South America, leaving the Middle East and Europe without one.