AMERICA is sending the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. The hulking $4.5billion nuclear-powered supercarrier, nicknamed Old Salt,

If the U.S. entered the conflict between Iran and Israel, Tehran could target American military assets in the region, experts have told Newsweek.

Leading up to Father’s Day, this father-daughter duo got the rare chance to serve together aboard the USS Nimitz Aircraft carrier.

Insurers are bracing for heightened volatility in the Middle East following the abrupt redeployment of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier away from the South China Sea and towards the Gulf region, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran.