[U.S. Navy officials said the "Roosevelt" aircraft carrier will be sent to the Middle East] On August 28, U.S. news showed that U.S. Navy officials said that the U.S. "Theodore Roosevelt" aircraft carrier and 5,000 officers and soldiers on board will be sent to the Middle East in the next few weeks to replace the "Washington" aircraft carrier and perform a deployment mission of at least 7 months. According to reports, the USS Washington just took over from the USS Lincoln on the 20th, which had been deployed at sea for more than 200 days. According to a report by the U.S. Naval Institute News Network on the 26th, since launching military operations against Iran in February this year, the United States has continued to deploy aircraft carriers to the Middle East. The U.S. Navy is facing the longest deployment cycle in decades. U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Darryl Caudle said that the ongoing conflict with Iran is putting pressure on the U.S. Navy fleet. (CCTV News)