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The United States entered a strike readiness posture against Iran and then stopped - so is it all off or is there more to it? Right, so the US has moved to strike Iran, entered a readiness posture, and then suddenly it stopped. Was it because the forces in place weren’t enough to do it safely? Not all the pieces were on the board perhaps? Well maybe so. The regional bases were exposed, civilian airspace started closing, markets reacted, and only after that did Washington order an aircraft carrier strike group to cross half the planet to catch up with the threat it itself was responsible for making, because there was very much a distinct lack of naval backup. Once you realise the strike couldn’t be launched from where the US already was, suddenly this pause, whilst a strike group makes its way to the Middle East makes more sense. Those statements stop behaving like decisions and start behaving like stalling, and the people calling this restraint need to explain why hardware only starts moving after the threat has apparently now fizzled out. So has Trump had his bluff called by Israel, or has he simply realised he was going to attack Iran from the worst position possible? Right, so Trump has been threatening “strong action” against Iran, and then the most useful thing for any threat merchant to discover has happened: the physical conditions for a clean opening move weren’t there waiting for him. A US aircraft carrier strike group, that of the USS Abraham Lincoln has been ordered away from the South China Sea and is heading towards West Asia, with reporting that puts its arrival in the region at least a week away, and with all the accompanying destroyers named in that reporting, a full strike group, the type of thing that moves when you mean business, not just to flex. This is a deployment being briefed into the public record. The story is not a single decision, or a single phone call, or one of those “at this time” moments, it is a real repositioning of heavy kit because the existing situation for the US in the Middle East was not been enough to make the threat as credible as perhaps some might have wished and that’s before you even get onto the part where civilian airspace has been closing and rerouting in the background, as airlines hedge their bets that this isn’t a safe place to fly. The video discusses the recent US decision to halt a potential strike on Iran, raising questions about the readiness of its military forces. This event has significant foreign policy implications and highlights ongoing tensions in world news. It also brings the role of the us navy and its deployments into sharp focus, a key element in current military news. ►SOURCES: THE CRADLE: Washington deploys aircraft carrier to West Asia as Iran tensions simmer SAFEAIRSPACE: Iranian airspace (OIIX/Tehran FIR) risk advisory and NOTAMs DEFENCE SECURITY ASIA: Pentagon redirects USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group toward Middle East SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST: US aircraft carrier steams from South China Sea to Mideast after Trump threat against Iran NDTV: US redeploying South China Sea carrier to Middle East amid tensions with Iran ***Subscribe to the channel here*** https://www.youtube.com/KernowDamo?sub_confirmation=1 ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialistTelly) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that are associated with that living in Tory Britain - both blue Tories and red ones - and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism. This channel, along with my other social media act as outlets to push back against that, to demand better of our politicians and leaders, to pull apart the media spin that supports them and the way the UK is run and to give a voice, to the voiceless. ►CONTACT: Email: damien.willey@outlook.com ►SUPPORT: If you appreciate the importance of alternative media in the UK and enjoy my work please consider financially supporting it. Various options to suit all budgets, please visit linktr.ee/KernowDamo to find out more. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Alternatively please share this video on your favourite social media & if you'd like to see what I get up to elsewhere, you can also find links to my presence elsewhere at linktr.ee/KernowDamo Damo Rants Kernow Damo Geopolitics,Trump,iran,Diplomacy,War and Peace,Foreign Policy,Political Commentary,International Relations,Global Politics,American Politics,Conflict Resolution,Middle East,Iran Deal,Military Conflict,National Security,fox news channel,Nuclear Deal,US-Iran Relations,middle east tensions,Trump Administration,iran news,iran war,donald trump,news,news live,live news,geopolitics,iran protests,uss abraham lincoln,kernow damo,kernowdamo,damo rants,damo