The US Armed Forces have deployed their sixth destroyer, the USS Delbert D Black, to the Persian Gulf, as reported by Western media, including CBS News and Reuters. Citing an unnamed US official, the latter clarified that the US now has one aircraft carrier, six destroyers, and three littoral combat ships in the Middle East. Rubio confirmed that the US intends to continue increasing its military presence in the Middle East in response to the latest round of tensions surrounding Iran. Earlier, US President Donald Trump stated that a "massive armada" was heading toward Iran. Trump stated that the next attack will be "far worse," calling for preventing that from happening.