[Text/Observer Network Wang Shipin] According to Fox News and ABC, on June 16, the US suddenly increased its troops in the Middle East. The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier headed for the Malacca Strait, and as many as 26 refueling tankers also flew from the US mainland towards the European direction.

US President Trump said in an interview with ABC on June 15 that the US is currently not involved in Israel's military strikes against Iran, but "may" intervene in the future.

The USS Nimitz has suspended its visit to Vietnam and is heading towards the Malacca Strait (Figure 1), and a large number of US transport aircraft are heading towards Europe (Figure 2) on social media.

Open-source ship tracking (AIS) shows that the US Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has urgently withdrawn from the South China Sea and canceled its visit to Vietnam. It is now heading towards the Malacca Strait. Although the US military has not officially announced that the USS Nimitz has been transferred from the Seventh Fleet to the Sixth Fleet, some US media speculate that the USS Nimitz is heading to the Middle East to reinforce Israel, possibly deploying to the Arabian Sea to join the USS Carl Vinson for a "double aircraft carrier" operation.

At the same time, open-source flight information software ADS-B EX data shows that at least 21 refueling tankers from the US mainland are flying towards Europe, and their final destination will also support the deployment of US forces in the Middle East.

Previously, the US military had already evacuated high-value assets within Iran's missile range. After Israel's large-scale air strikes on Iran, open-source flight software showed that the US RC-135V and RC-135W reconnaissance aircraft deployed at Al Udeid Air Base were all withdrawn to Crete Island, Greece.

US President Trump said in an interview with ABC on June 15 that the US is currently not involved in Israel's military strikes against Iran, but "may" intervene in the future.

In the face of continued missile attacks between Israel and Iran, Iran stated that the US provided Israel with a large amount of weapons reserves and would hold the US accountable for supporting Israel. Meanwhile, Trump sternly warned Iran not to attack US targets in the Middle East, while predicting that Israel and Iran would "soon" reach an agreement to end the escalating conflict.

He suddenly posted on social media at midnight local time on June 15, with strong warning tones: "The US has no relation to tonight's attacks on Iran. If we are attacked by Iran in any way or form, the full strength and power of the US armed forces will strike you at an unprecedented level. However, we can easily reach an agreement between Iran and Israel to end this bloody conflict!"

Currently, the clashes between Israel and Iran are still ongoing. On June 15, Israel struck multiple Iranian military targets. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) claimed that several Iranian weapons production bases suffered "large-scale" strikes. These targets included factories producing navigation systems, engines, fuels, and components of Iran's air defense systems for various types of missiles.

On the morning of June 16, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran also issued a statement, claiming to have launched a new round of missile attacks on Israel. Unlike the initial state of being "caught off guard" during the early stages of the conflict, Iran's latest statement claims that it successfully penetrated the air defense system and struck key targets such as Haifa Oil Refinery, even causing the air defense system to attack itself.

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