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Putin clarified that the strategic agreement between Russia and Iran contains no clauses related to the defense sector — and that Iran isn’t requesting any.
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It is confirmed officially that the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, will be deployed to the European region… making it the third CSG in the area
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While the composition hasn't been confirmed, a DVIDS release from April stated CSG-12 consists of:
-USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
-Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 (9 squadrons)
-USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81)
4x from Destroyer Squadron (DESRON):
-USS Mitscher (DDG 57)
-USS Mahan (DDG 72)
-USS Bainbridge (DDG 96)
-USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98)
USS Forrest Sherman, while assigned to the CSG, did deployed ahead of the group in May and is now in the Red Sea