Internet reports that on June 13 local time, a U.S. official said that U.S. fighter jets were patrolling over the Middle East to protect people and facilities. At the same time, the U.S. Navy has instructed the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, which is capable of defending against ballistic missiles, to sail from the Western Mediterranean to the Eastern Mediterranean. A second destroyer has also begun to move forward to be on standby when needed by the White House.