The United States is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, as the Trump government is stepping up the military operations against Houthi in Yemen.

The Minister of Defense Pitt Hegsheth He ordered the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier – which is currently active in the Red Sea – to extend its growth by at least a month, according to two defense officials who spoke to Politico on the condition of anonymity.

The USS Carl Vinson and the destroyers that accompany it will join the USS Harry Truman as concomitant ships of the next few weeks. Vinson conducts exercises in the eastern Sea of ​​China with the Japanese and South Koreans.

Vinson’s arrival in the area will mark the second time in the last six months, when the US had two Middle East aircraft carrier impact groups, but the first under Trump.

With the presence of two aircraft carriers, there is a significant gathering of resources in the Middle East at a time when the White House and the Pentagon insist that Asia It is the area where US warships and aircraft must remain. Business expansion and double growth will also have a negative impact on ship repairs, which will need maintenance already pressured by the US Navy shipyards.

Since the launch of the new campaign against Houthi last week, the US has hit dozens of locations In Yemen. Pentagon officials said they were focusing on the launch and storage of rockets, as well as the Shiite guerrilla leadership.

President Trump told Wednesday in his Truth Social account that Houthi -backed by Iran will ‘Completely exterminate’ From the US air raids and warned Tehran to stop “immediately” to supply them with military equipment.