Bryan Clark joins DW News to discuss recent reports that American officials are planning to deploy a third aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East. He analyzes whether this could signal an escalation in the war or a tactic to negotiate peace, and what role the upcoming midterm elections play.
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A truck drives through the Alataw Pass Comprehensive Bonded Zone in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located in the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala in Xinjiang, the Alataw Pass borders Kazakhstan. (Getty Images)