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Opinion: How US policy in the Middle East is unravelling
17 August 2024 10:07 BST
The drums of regional war are once again reverberating across the Middle East.
In a move signalling the gravity of the situation, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this week informed Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant of the accelerated deployment of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to the region alongside the submarine USS Georgia.
On Tuesday, the Biden administration approved $20bn in weapons sales to Israel.
This escalation comes in anticipation of possible Iranian retaliation for Israel's recent assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
But Iran may not act alone.
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