…The warning comes at a tenuous moment in the 5-month #Iran #war, as near-daily attacks resumed following the collapse of peace talks…& the operation’s intensity has drained #US supplies of key defensive weapons. The #Navy has been particularly taxed, as the #Trump admin has directed a blockade of Iran ports in response to Tehran’s closure of the #StraitOfHormuz. The standoff has stymied movement of Middle Eastern #oil & other commodities through the narrow waterway, upending the global #economy
#US naval destroyers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea have been employed as a part of Israel’s defense for many years. The vessels, equipped with powerful radar & armed with an array of missiles, have downed missiles aimed at #Israel not only by #Iran, but by #Houthi militants in #Yemen that are equipped by Tehran.
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