If you haven't noticed, things are kind of tense these days with Iran. It all started when Iranian armed force performed military exercises in the Arabian Sea's Strait of Hormuz last month. After the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group entered and exited that same area, Iranian military officials threatened the United States Navy against returning to the Arabian Sea. So you can imagine that the USS Carl Vinson's arrival in the Arabian Sea this week isn't exactly floating Iran's boat, so to speak.
But Pentagon spokesman Capt. John Kirby tells Fox News the Vinson's presence in the Arabian Sea is in no way connected to recent tensions with Iran in that part of the word:
Who knows, maybe the USS Carl Vinson will rescue some more Iranian mariners...
