US Deploys Nuclear-Powered Submarine to Middle East Amid Israel–Hamas Conflict

The United States announced the deployment of an Ohio-class submarine in the Middle East.

U.S. Navy crew members stand on the USS Michigan (SSGN-727), an Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, as it prepares to dock at Subic Freeport, a former U.S. naval base about 44 miles west of the Philippines, on March 25, 2014. Jun Dumaguing/AP Photo

The United States has deployed a guided-missile submarine to the Middle East amid escalating tensions arising from the conflict between Israeli forces and the Hamas terrorist group.

An Ohio-class submarine arrived at the U.S. Central Command’s “area of responsibility” on Nov. 5, CENTCOM stated on X, formerly known as Twitter. It didn’t specify the location—although an accompanying photo of the nuclear-powered sub suggests that it was transiting the Suez Canal—or the name of the vessel.