According to published reports, it is likely that within the next 36 hours, the number of US aircraft carriers in the Middle East will reach three, a presence that, if realized, would be unprecedented since the Iraq War in 2003.Now ships
The aircraft carriers George Washington and George H.W. Bush are operating within the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operational area, and the Theodore Roosevelt is expected to join them in the next 36 hours.
The simultaneous presence of three aircraft carriers could concentrate a significant portion of US air and naval power in the region, a move that is particularly important in light of the ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran.
