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World News U.S. Navy flexes muscles in Persian Gulf

American warplanes screamed off two aircraft carriers Tuesday as the US Navy staged its largest show of force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, launching a mammoth exercise meant to intimidate Iranians. The maneuvers with 15 warships and more than 100 aircraft were sure to heighten tensions with Iran, which has frequently condemned the US military presence off its coast and is in a faceoff with the West over its nuclear program and its capture of a British naval team.
Main Source: Associated Press


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