The senior analyst of Iran International, Murad Vaisi, said: "At the same time as the aircraft carrier Roosevelt and its accompanying battle group moved to the area under the command of CENTCOM, the amphibious assault flotilla Mikan Island with two other ships and 2,200 marines left Japan for the CENTCOM area; a fleet of F-35s is also equipped with other types of fighter jets. An aircraft carrier with an amphibious assault mission.