The arrival of the USS Bush is the first time three US carriers have been in the Middle East since the Iraq War.

The United States military announced on Thursday that a third aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East, the most the U.S. has sent to the region since the Iraq War. The U.S.S. George H.W. Bush carries over 80 aircraft and has more than 5,500 sailors and air crew on board. Officials would not elaborate on plans for the Bush, but analysts suggested its arrival to the area could mean an…

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