U.S. & Israel Navy Battlegroup Cross Suez Canal, Iranian Showdown Underway?

U.S.S. Harry S. Truman stationed in the Mediterranean Sea, last week German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, visited the aircraft carrier along with the German Navy Frigate Hessen, which is part of the accompanying convoy.

Eleven U.S. battleships along with one from Israel have reportedly crossed the Suez Canal enroute to the Red Sea.

According to media reports, traffic in the canal was halted while the ships which included an aircraft carrier, infantry troops and armored vehicles crossed from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea.

More here from Ynet News

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