The U.S. Navy's Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine "US Florida") has been deployed to the Middle East.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The U.S. Navy announced on the 8th that an Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine has been deployed to the Middle East to support the U.S. Fifth Fleet stationed in Bahrain.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, US Navy Fifth Fleet spokesman Timothy Hawkins said on the 8th that the US Navy has deployed the nuclear-powered submarine "USS Florida" (SSGN-728, USS Florida) to the Middle East. A total of 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles have passed through the Suez Canal on the 7th and continue to sail to the Middle East. In the future, the "Florida" will operate with the Fifth Fleet to ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

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The U.S. Fifth Fleet is currently patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, which is an important waterway connecting the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. When Iran's military activities are frequent, the U.S. military's dispatch of this ship can be seen as an intention to show Iran force.

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