Miller said in a statement, published late on Sunday:
"Due to the recent threats issued by Iranian leaders against President Trump and other US government officials, I have ordered the USS Nimitz to halt its routine redeployment. The USS Nimitz will now remain on station in the US Central Command area of operations. No one should doubt the resolve of the United States of America,"Earlier in the month, the Pentagon said that the USS Nimitz would return home despite heightened tensions with Iran, after announcing in early December 2020 that the return would be postponed.













Comment: Given there can be a fine line between caution and provocation, hopefully the distinction remains clear.