🔸 On Saturday, October 11, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declined to answer questions regarding the deployment of the new warship, but emphasized that the US President is "determined" to prevent the Iranian government from acquiring nuclear weapons.

🔸 On Saturday, October 11, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declined to answer questions regarding the deployment of the new warship, but emphasized that the US President is "determined" to prevent the Iranian government from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Hegseth, speaking to reporters on Saturday, refused to give a clear answer to the question of whether the war with Iran will end by the end of the current year, in three months, and said that the decision on this matter rests with Donald Trump.

On Saturday, several US media outlets reported that the Pentagon is sending the aircraft carrier strike group "Theodore Roosevelt" and an amphibious marine group to the Middle East; a step that, if implemented, will increase the number of US aircraft carriers in the region to three.

🔸 The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed US officials and wrote that this deployment, along with the Makin Island amphibious group, will add between 9,000 and 10,000 additional military troops to the region. According to this newspaper, the "Theodore Roosevelt" joins the aircraft carriers "George H.W. Bush" and "George Washington" which are already in the region.