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US Aircraft Carrier to remain in Persian Gulf because of “recent threats” by Iran

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – The Pentagon announced Sunday that the US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will stay in the Persian Gulf because of “recent threats” by Iran, the Times of Israel reported. The announcement came after reports that the vessel would be returning to the US after having patrolled the Gulf since the end of November.

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the US assassination of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force chief Qassem Soleiman on January 3, 2020. Speaking to a gathering of Iranian officials at Tehran University Friday, Iran’s judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi warned that those responsible for the death of Soleimani will “witness severe revenge,” the Times of Israel said.

“Do not presume that someone, as the president of America, who appeared as a murderer or ordered a murder, may be immune from justice being carried out. Never,” Raisi continued. “Those who had a role in this assassination and crime will not be safe on Earth,” he said.

In an apparent response to Raisi’s threats, Acting US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said Sunday that he had ordered the USS Nimitz to remain in the Gulf because of “recent threats issued by Iranian leaders against President Trump and other US government officials.”