Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. is 'postured defensively' as more warplanes and a massive aircraft carrier moved to the region.

U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft are heading for the Middle East amid an escalating war between Israel and Iran and the possibility that U.S. forces could also become involved, according to flight data tracking sources. Newsweek has reached out to the Pentagon for comment.

The U.S. military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, bolstering U.S. military forces in the region as the war between Israel and Iran rages,

President Trump cut short his G7 trip, citing the escalating conflict in the Middle East and telling reporters, “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.” NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor reports that while Trump touted a new UK trade deal and met with other world leaders,

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The Nimitz aircraft carrier group was rerouted from the Indo-Pacific to the Middle East, joining the USS Carl Vinson. The move comes amid airstrikes between Israel and Iran.

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group expedites Middle East deployment as the United States shifts military resources in response to the Israel-Iran conflict.