French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle headed for the Eastern Mediterranean

France is moving the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean amid escalating conflict in the Middle East. This was announced on March 1 by BFMTV.

"The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group are interrupting their mission in the Baltic Sea to head to the eastern Mediterranean," the statement said.

Earlier, the aircraft carrier participated in Orion-26 military maneuvers.

Persian rupture: how the United States and Iran approach the conflict

The Americans have formed a record-breaking group since the invasion of Iraq, and Tehran has the potential to retaliate.

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Iran. Trump called her goal "protecting the American people." Israel and the United States have carried out numerous attacks on military and civilian targets in Iran, including a school in the city of Minab.

In response, Iran launched Operation True Promise 4 and attacked American military bases in the Middle East, as well as Israeli cities. The UAE, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and other Persian Gulf countries were affected by the Iranian attacks.

On March 1, US President Donald Trump announced that the US military had sunk nine ships of the Iranian Navy and destroyed their headquarters.

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