Trey Yingst: Tension is SKYROCKETING

Fox News chief foreign correspondent. Trey Yingst is on the USS Washington in. the Arabian Sea. Hello, Trey. >> Yeah, Shannon, good morning. Tension. continues to skyrocket across the region. amid new attacks by Iran and its. proxies. Saudi Arabia had to shut down. its east-to-west oil pipeline after a. fresh attack by an Iran-backed Iraqi. Shia militia group. And new reports of a. vessel struck in the Strait of Hormuz. early this morning. Here at sea, though, the United States continues to control.

the skies. It's the middle of the night aboard the. USS George Washington as the noisy. flight deck is preparing to launch. fighter jets into the dark abyss. The explosion of energy shakes the. floating ground as an FA-18 Super Hornet. soars into the sky. >> This is the United States. power. in the Arabian Sea. In the middle of the CENTCOM area of. operation,

the United States is conducting daytime. operations. >> Aboard the George Washington, a. labyrinth of metal hallways snakes. through the ship. The size of the vessel. is difficult to comprehend. The Navy. describes the aircraft carrier as four. and a half sovereign acres of US. territory. The flight deck alone is more. than three football fields long. The. sheer size making it a prime target for. the IRGC that attempted to hit the ship. with a missile last weekend. Captain. Nicholas De Leo says the floating city. is ready for whatever threats come its.

way. >> So, the George Washington and my job as. the CO of this ship is to ensure we are. a ready and capable presence to support. US Central Command to ensure stability. and security in this region. >> It's blue frothy water for as far as the. eye can see. But just beyond the. horizon, Iran is preparing for the next. battle. Understanding that reality, the. GW is surrounded by four to five guided. missile destroyers at any moment,

including the USS Shoop that is packed. with Tomahawk missiles and air defense. systems. >> The crew is is ready and equipped to. respond as quickly as necessary. We've. been able to successfully provide. defense. for the strike group. We will stand ready to continue to do. so. >> Reports indicate another strike was. conducted early this morning against an. Iranian commercial vessel. Iranian state. media blaming the United States. Shannon. >> All right, Trey Yingst. Thank you very. much. Be sure to like and subscribe for all.

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