> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://dark-bulls.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft carrier and the Wall Street Journal says strikes resume after the election - URL: https://dark-bulls.ghost.io/the-pentagon-is-sending-a-third-aircraft-carrier-and-the-wall-street-journal-says-strikes-resume-after-the-election/ - Published: 2026-10-02T13:24:30.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-02T13:24:30.000Z - Author: David Yorke The Daily Digest Dark Bulls Friday · October 2, 2026 The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft carrier group to the Middle East — USS Theodore Roosevelt, 10,000 troops, arriving by late November. WSJ says the president plans to resume strikes on Iran after the midterms. Oil jumped 4.6% on the news. Nike fell to a 12-year low. And the September jobs report is out this morning. Friday. 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October 2, 2026 · War / Defense The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group departed San Diego Sunday, followed by the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island carrying the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The combined force — roughly 10,000 sailors and Marines — is expected to arrive in the region by late November. If the USS George Washington, already present, remains on station, it would be the first time since April that three U.S. carrier strike groups have operated simultaneously in the Middle East. The total naval and Marine force in the region would then exceed 20,000 personnel across three strike groups. The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous U.S. officials, reported that the deployment is connected to administration planning to resume strikes on Iranian territory after the midterm elections on November 3\. The officials said the president has been weighing options for a second phase of military action that would go beyond the initial strikes of February and March, and that the carrier group's arrival timeline — late November — was deliberately set to coincide with the post-election window. The administration has not confirmed any post-election strike planning. A Pentagon spokesman said the deployment was "consistent with our commitment to regional stability and force protection." " The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft carrier group to the Middle East, timed to arrive after the November 3 midterm elections, as the administration weighs options for a second phase of military action against Iran. — Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous U.S. officials, October 1, 2026 Advertisement In 1973, a radical White House policy triggered a historic gold rush. A rumored new Executive Order is about to do it again. 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