The U.S. Navy is sending a second carrier strike group to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Iran threatens to spiral out of control.The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, along with its nine air squadrons,

The Bremerton-based Nimitz aircraft carrier is moving to the Middle East, part of a deployment shift while conflicts between Israel and Iran escalate.

U.S. aircraft carrier USS Nimitz left the South China Sea on Monday morning heading west, according to data from ship tracking website Marine Traffic, after a reception for its planned port call in central Vietnam was cancelled.