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USS Nimitz carrier strike group sailing toward Middle East ahead of schedule, US official says
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The USS Nimitz carrier strike group is on its way to the Middle East from the South China Sea, a U.S. official told Fox News.
The Nimitz strike group was previously scheduled to replace the USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group, which has been deployed for several months, but is now heading to the Middle East ahead of schedule. The two will now be in the Middle East at the same time.
USS Carl Vinson was the only aircraft carrier in the region as of last Friday, U.S. defense officials told Fox News.
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USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the world’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, sails out of San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 18, 2024. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
USS Nimitz – commissioned on May 3, 1975 – is the oldest active aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy. This is possibly its final sea voyage, as the Nimitz is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026. The deployment is significant because the Nimitz was also deployed in 1980 when its helicopters were part of the failed U.S. effort known as Operation Eagle Claw to rescue the American hostages being held at the US Embassy in Tehran. The U.S. has been in a shadow war against Iran ever since.
USS Nimitz departed the South China Sea on Monday morning and was heading west, Reuters reported, citing data from the ship tracking website Marine Traffic. Two sources, including one diplomat, told Reuters the carrier had been scheduled to attend a formal reception in Danang City, central Vietnam, on June 20.
It has since been canceled.
One of the sources said the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi notified him about the reception being called off due to «an emergent operational requirement.»
The United States is shifting military resources, including ships, in the Middle East amid Israel’s preemptive attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and leadership and Iran’s retaliatory strikes that have been ongoing for four consecutive days.
A fishing boat passes USS Nimitz (CVN-68) as it sails out of San Diego Bay to the Pacific Ocean to perform readiness drills before returning to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap on Nov. 18, 2024 in San Diego. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
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American air defense systems and a Navy destroyer helped Israel shoot down ballistic missiles coming in from Iran on Friday, U.S. officials told Fox News.
The U.S. has both ground-based Patriot missile defense systems and Terminal High Altitude Air Defense systems in the Middle East capable of intercepting ballistic missiles.
The U.S. Navy also had the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, begin sailing from the western Mediterranean Sea toward the eastern Mediterranean, U.S. officials told Fox News. They said the Navy also had directed another destroyer to move forward so it could be available if requested by the White House.
An Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot on June 15, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. (Stringer/Getty Images)
One of the officials cited the Nimitz, which was in the Indo-Pacific at the time, as well as USS George Washington, which had just left its port in Japan, as assets the Navy could possibly surge to the Middle East if so ordered.
American fighter jets were also patrolling the sky in the Middle East to protect personnel and installations, and air bases in the region are taking additional security precautions, the officials said.
Typically, around 30,000 troops are based in the Middle East, and about 40,000 troops are in the region now, one of the U.S. officials told The Associated Press. That number surged as high as 43,000 last October amid the ongoing tensions between Israel and Iran as well as continuous attacks on commercial and military ships in the Red Sea by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.
Former President Joe Biden initially surged ships to protect Israel, a close U.S. ally, following the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Iran-backed Hamas terrorists. It was seen at the time as a deterrent against Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Iran.
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On Oct. 1, 2024, U.S. Navy destroyers fired about a dozen interceptors in defense of Israel as the country came under attack by more than 200 missiles fired by Iran.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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El régimen de Kim Jong-un declaró irreversible su política nuclear y amenazó a Corea del Sur: “Haremos que paguen sin piedad”
El dictador norcoreano, Kim Jong-un, amenazó a Corea del Sur al afirmar que será tratada como “el Estado más hostil” y que cualquier acción en su contra recibirá una respuesta “sin la menor consideración ni vacilación”. El mensaje se dio en un discurso ante el Parlamento, donde también dejó en claro que su país no renunciará a su condición de potencia nuclear.
Durante su intervención, Kim sostuvo que el desarrollo de armamento atómico es una política definitiva.
“Seguiremos consolidando firmemente nuestro estatus como Estado con armas nucleares como un curso irreversible”, afirmó. En esa línea, remarcó que el fortalecimiento del arsenal forma parte de una estrategia central de defensa.
El líder comunista indicó que el país continuará ampliando sus capacidades militares, especialmente en el ámbito nuclear.
“Expandiremos y avanzaremos nuestro disuasivo nuclear de autodefensa”, señaló, al referirse a la modernización de su poder bélico. También aseguró que las fuerzas armadas deben mantener una “preparación precisa” ante posibles amenazas.
El discurso se produjo en un contexto de endurecimiento de la postura de Pyongyang hacia Seúl.
Kim abandonó referencias previas a una posible reunificación y definió la relación con Corea del Sur en términos de confrontación directa. “Designaremos a Corea del Sur como el Estado más hostil y actuaremos en consecuencia”, afirmó.
En ese marco, el dictador norcoreano advirtió que cualquier intento de afectar la soberanía de su país tendrá consecuencias. “Haremos que paguen sin piedad”, expresó, al referirse a eventuales acciones del gobierno surcoreano o de sus aliados.
Además de las cuestiones militares, Kim abordó otros aspectos de la política nacional, incluyendo la economía. En su exposición, llamó a implementar un nuevo plan de desarrollo que busca modernizar sectores industriales, aumentar la producción energética y mejorar el suministro de alimentos. Estas medidas se enmarcan en un escenario interno marcado por limitaciones estructurales y sanciones internacionales.
El Parlamento norcoreano aprobó cambios legales y un nuevo presupuesto estatal que destina una proporción significativa del gasto a la defensa. Parte de esos recursos estarán orientados al fortalecimiento del programa nuclear y a mejorar la capacidad operativa de las fuerzas armadas.
Kim también rechazó la posibilidad de negociar el desarme nuclear a cambio de beneficios económicos o garantías de seguridad. Según explicó, el país considera que mantener su arsenal le ha permitido evitar conflictos y avanzar en otros ámbitos. En ese sentido, defendió la estrategia adoptada por su gobierno como una decisión correcta.
El líder norcoreano responsabilizó a Estados Unidos y a sus aliados por la tensión en la región, al señalar que la presencia de capacidades militares estratégicas cerca de la península coreana contribuye a la inestabilidad. Sin embargo, afirmó que su país ya no se percibe únicamente en una posición defensiva.
Las declaraciones se producen tras su reciente reelección al frente del principal órgano de decisión política del país, lo que refuerza su control sobre las instituciones. El sistema político norcoreano concentra el poder en el liderazgo central, y los procesos legislativos suelen respaldar las decisiones del Ejecutivo.
En paralelo, Corea del Norte continúa profundizando vínculos con otros actores internacionales. Durante la sesión parlamentaria se difundió un mensaje del presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, en el que destacó la cooperación entre ambos países y manifestó su intención de fortalecer la relación estratégica.
(Con información de AFP y Reuters)
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Top House Dem dismisses probe into Jasmine Crockett’s security guard killed in SWAT standoff
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A top House Democrat is pushing back on calls for a probe into Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, hiring a wanted fugitive as a security guard before he was fatally shot in a standoff with SWAT officers.
«I don’t know if that’s the House’s place to investigate,» Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
Diamon-Mazairre Robinson, 39, who used the alias «Mike King» while employed by Crockett, was shot and killed by Dallas SWAT officers earlier in March after a standoff in a hospital parking garage. Police were responding to an active warrant for him after allegedly impersonating law enforcement and recovered 11 firearms during the operation, some of which were stolen.
«It depends if she was using campaign money or House resources, but that’s something for House Administration [Committee] to deal with if that’s the case,» Aguilar added.
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Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., said he’s unsure if its «the House’s place» to investigate how Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, hired a convicted criminal to provide security services. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Revolt TV ; Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crockett’s office paid King at least $6,300 for security services in 2025, according to a Fox News Digital review of Crockett’s members representational allowance (MRA). The congresswoman’s House campaign account also doled out $340 to King for security services in March 2025, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
The MRA funding bucket — made up of taxpayer dollars — is effectively an operating budget for each lawmaker to pay staff, cover security expenses, and handle other operational costs.
Fox News Digital reached out to the House Administration Committee for comment.
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Crockett has denied any wrongdoing and said her office followed every House protocol while employing Robinson, who she claimed did not raise any suspicions while a member of her security detail.
«There was never any reason to suspect that he wasn’t who he held himself out to be,» Crockett said in a statement released by her office.
Rather, Crockett has blamed «shortcomings» in the vetting process that failed to verify Robinson’s identity or catch his lengthy rap sheet, including multiple arrests for theft and violating probation.
«We are fortunate that this is someone who used those loopholes without malice,» Crockett said, adding that a preliminary review showed that Robinson had not committed any violent crimes.
Crockett dismissed questions about whether she knew about Robinson’s criminal history before hiring him during a recent interview with Fox News Digital.
«I’m going to refer you to my page,» the Texas Democrat said, referring to her social media post. «I made a statement and I said there would be no additional statements. You need someone to read it for you? I can find someone to do that.»
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, declined to provide additional comment regarding her fugitive bodyguard when pressed by Fox News Digital. (Fox News Digital Hired/Nicholas Ballasy)
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House GOP leadership has voiced openness to a probe, but cautioned that lawmakers are still learning details about the incident.
«I need to get the facts on did he have a background check … but there are processes in place,» House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., told Fox News Digital. «We’ll look at the possible need to tighten that up.»
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chairman of the House Oversight Committee, did not answer definitively when asked by Fox News Digital whether Republicans planned to investigate the incident, saying he was still reviewing the matter.
Aguilar said he did not expect Republicans to launch a formal investigation, citing Crockett’s loss in the Texas Senate primary against state legislator James Talarico, D-Texas.
«Jasmine didn’t win, so I assume that they’re probably not going to be focused on her as much,» Aguilar said, referring to House Republicans.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., signaled openness to a House probe, but said he needs to review the incident further. (Getty Images)
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Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Va., said the incident is likely to spark conversations among lawmakers about scrutinizing the vetting process lawmakers use for security personnel.
«We need to tighten up the processes around members hiring security,» Walkinshaw told Fox News Digital.
Crockett’s office did not respond to a request for comment about how Robinson was vetted before being hired as a member of her security detail.
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