A United States aircraft carrier strike group is heading towards the Gulf as tensions build with Iran.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The US military last staged a major build-up in the Middle East in June \u2013 days before striking three Iranian nuclear sites during Israel\u2019s 12-day war with Tehran.<\/p>\n
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This month, US President Donald Trump backed antigovernment protesters in Iran. \u201cHelp is on its way,\u201d he told them as the government cracked down. But last week, he dialled down the military rhetoric. The protests have since been quashed.<\/p>\n
So what are the US military assets moving to the Gulf? And is the US preparing to strike Iran again?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
AL-JAZEERA<\/p>\n
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