The guided-missile submarine USS Georgia entered the Persian Gulf on Monday in America’s latest deterrence mission against Iran. It’s the first time in eight years the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet has publicly announced that one of its guided-missile submarines has transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian Gulf – and the maneuver follows recent flights of nuclear-capable Air Force bombers to the region. Soleimani was killed minutes after arriving in Baghdad by an American drone orbiting over the airport on Jan. 3. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPA Navy official tells Fox News the latest submarine and warship movements into the Persian Gulf were "long planned" as the anniversary of the killing of Soleimani approaches and not in response to yesterday’s embassy attack. The aircraft carrier Nimitz remains on station outside the Persian Gulf in the Arabian Sea nearby.

Source: Fox News December 21, 2020 16:52 UTC