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Friday, January 13, 2012

U.S. denies military ship movements related to Iran

As another aircraft carrier strike group moved near the oil-shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz that Iran has threatened to block, the Pentagon downplayed the move of the powerful military assets, saying it had nothing to do with tensions with Iran.

Military officials said the group led by the USS Carl Vinson arrived in the Arabian Sea on Monday to replace the outgoing USS John C. Stennis carrier strike group, although there is not news on when the Stennis group will depart. A third strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln was in the Indian Ocean on the way to join the Vinson.

On Wednesday, an Iranian nuclear scientist was killed by a bomb magnetically attached to his car by two motorcyclists. Although the U.S. categorically denied involvement, the incident further enflamed tensions with Iran.

The U.S. military has said it will halt any blockade of the strategic strait.

-CBS News

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