India, Oct. 2 -- The United States is sending its third aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group, to the Middle East where two other US carrier strike groups are already deployed, the Axios reported.

The USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group reportedly departed from San Diego on Sunday and is expected to reach Middle East by mid-November, a US official was quoted as saying. USS George HW Bush has been in the region since March, while USS George Washington was sent from Japan nearly a month ago.

"This means the Middle East region could potentially have up to three aircraft carrier strike groups. This is much more firepower," the US official was quoted as saying.

However, the report quoted another US official s...