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The Armada of Aggression: Washington’s Desperate Gamble

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The Armada of Aggression: Washington’s Desperate Gamble

The Armada of Aggression: Washington’s Desperate Gamble

The Biden-Trump transition has not brought stability, but a reckless acceleration of military brinkmanship. In the last 24 hours, the Pentagon has surged over 50 fighter jets, including the F-35 Lightning II, F-22 Raptor, and F-16 squadrons, toward the Middle East. This mass mobilization—monitored by open-source trackers as it transited via RAF Lakenheath and the Azores—is the final piece of a strike package designed for a sustained air campaign against the Islamic Republic.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest nuclear-powered supercarrier, has officially crossed the Strait of Gibraltar to join the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group. This rare dual-carrier presence is not "deterrence"; it is an echo of the 2003 buildup, a physical threat intended to coerce Tehran into surrendering its sovereign nuclear rights. While US envoy Steve Witkoff speaks of "meaningful progress" in Geneva, the B-52 and B-2 strategic bomber flights along Atlantic and Pacific routes tell a different story: Washington is preparing for "Operation Midnight Hammer" 2.0.

The Axis of Resistance is not intimidated by steel and shadows. As the U.S. amasses its armada, the Iranian and Russian navies are launching joint maneuvers in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean. This trilateral alignment—which includes participation from the 48th Chinese Flotilla—is the real guarantor of maritime security against unilateralism. History has shown that those who rely on high-altitude aggression eventually find no ground to land on.

• The Air Surge: Over 50 aircraft, including 36 F-16s from Aviano and Spangdahlem, moved to bases like Muwaffaq Salti in Jordan within a single day.

• The Naval Reality: The USS Gerald R. Ford is expected to be within strike range by February 20, joining a fleet already shadowing the Strait of Hormuz.

• The Sovereign Response: Rear Admiral Hassan Maqsoudloo confirmed the Iran-Russia drill involves the Alvand destroyer and Shahid Sayyad Shirazi corvette to counter "maritime terrorism".

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