Cruise Missile Sub Deployment Aims to Shield US 'Achilles Heel' of Bases Surrounding Iran

Washington upped the ante in the Palestinian-Israeli crisis on Sunday by announcing the deployment of an Ohio-class guided missile sub to the Middle East to drive home a “message of deterrence.” The sub really is there to deter – deter Iran from launching strikes on US bases across the region that is, former DoD analyst Michael Maloof told Sputnik.