‘A message’: Why is Biden dispatching a US strike group during Gaza war?

Washington, DC – As the war rages on in Gaza, the United States has moved one of the largest aircraft carriers in the world and an accompanying strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean, bringing its military might to the tense region.

US officials have framed the move as aimed at deterring Hezbollah and Iran from “taking advantage” of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

But with that stance, analysts say President Joe Biden is effectively threatening to enter the war on Israel’s…