🇮🇷A cargo containing drones was discovered in Iran.

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India warns Pakistan of supporting Israel if it intervenes in war on Iran's side

🇺🇸The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and its strike group are moving towards the Middle East to strengthen the group, which already includes the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and the British HMS Prince of Wales.**

If this information is confirmed, three powerful aircraft carrier groups could end up off the coast of Iran.

I hope no one has any hopes that American aircraft carriers are heading to the Middle East to fish in the Persian Gulf

Background information about the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and her strike group

1. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - basic characteristics
- Type: Nuclear aircraft carrier of the *Nimitz* class
- Displacement: ~100,000 tons
- Length: 332.8 m
- Deck width: 76.8 m
- Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors A4W, 4 turbines
- Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h)
- Crew: ~5,000 people (including air wing)
- Air group: Up to 90 aircraft (fighters F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, E-2D Hawkeye, helicopters MH-60R/S)
- Armament:
- RIM-7 Sea Sparrow, RIM-116 RAM SAMs
- Phalanx CIWS Close Combat Weapons Systems
- Commissioned: 1975
- Homeport: Everett, Washington (USA)

Significance: Lead ship of her class, one of the most powerful aircraft carriers in the world. Participated in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, patrolling the Pacific Ocean and the Middle East.

2. Carrier Strike Group (CSG)
USS Nimitz typically operates in a Carrier Strike Group (CSG-11), which includes:

- 1 aircraft carrier (USS Nimitz)
- 1 guided missile cruiser (Ticonderoga class, e.g. USS Princeton) – air defense control and missile strikes
- 2-3 guided missile destroyers (Arleigh Burke class) – air defense, anti-submarine warfare, cruise missile strikes
- Example: USS John Paul Jones, USS Sterett
- 1-2 nuclear attack submarines (Virginia or Los Angeles class) – surveillance and strikes
- Supply vessel (e.g. Supply class) – fuel, ammunition, provisions

If Nimitz joins Carl Vinson and Prince of Wales, it will create an unprecedented concentration of aircraft carrier power off the coast of Iran.

4. Interesting facts
- Named after Admiral Chester Nimitz, a hero of World War II.
- Can operate without refueling for 20+ years (thanks to nuclear reactors).
- Participated in the filming of films ("Transformers", "Red October").
- One of the oldest active US aircraft carriers (planned to be replaced by a *Ford-class*).

🇵🇰 Pakistan Defense Minister

"The Western world should be concerned about the conflicts created by Israel, they will engulf the entire region and beyond, their patronage of Israel, a rogue state, can have disastrous consequences."

🇮🇷The Iranian parliament has approved a strategic partnership agreement with Russia. This was reported by the Islamic Republic's embassy in the Russian Federation

A NATO AWACS surveillance aircraft has taken off from Turkey, now monitoring airspace over Iran, Syria, and Iraq.

Most likely selecting targets for the Israeli aviation.