"However that Sun story is not searchable on my internet.
fake"

False news, or censored news. In the present situation what scenario is the most likely? It seems some of the sources I read have since "evaporated".

The great game is all smoke and mirrors. However this time around smoke is likely to be in the ascendancy.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6019299/uss-harry-s-truman-missiles-deployed-mediterranean-syria/