BlockBeats News, February 19th, according to CNN, the US military has currently deployed aircraft, AWACS planes, drones, and other forces in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and other countries. The US military has also deployed multiple destroyers and littoral combat ships near the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, and the Strait of Hormuz, and in the North Arabian Sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, including the F-35C “Lightning” II fighter jets, is present. The USS Ford Carrier Strike Group is expected to arrive earliest this weekend.
While a significant amount of US military maritime and aerial forces are gathering in the Middle East, Trump has just stated that “we are having very good dialogue with Iran, we must reach a meaningful agreement with Iran. We will find the answer to the Iran issue in about 10 days, and now I don’t care about the Nobel Peace Prize anymore.” According to PolyBeats monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of the US striking Iran before the end of February has risen to 25%, the probability of striking Iran before March 15th has risen to 45%, and the probability of striking Iran before the end of March has risen to 56%.
