US EditionUS Deploys Second Aircraft Carrier From Caribbean to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions: Report
The USS Gerald R. Ford joins USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, doubling U.S. carrier presence as Trump pressures Iran over nuclear negotiations.
- On Thursday, the USS Gerald R. Ford was ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, a person familiar with the plans said.
- Amid talk of sending a second carrier strike group, Trump discussed naval options earlier in the week with Axios, and held lengthy talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, urging pressure on Tehran.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, meaning the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks, after moving from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean last October.
- The move places two carrier strike groups in the Middle East, boosting U.S. naval presence there, but appears at odds with the national security strategy emphasizing the Western Hemisphere.
- With Iran and the United States holding indirect talks in Oman last week, Trump said he expects a deal 'over the next month,' linking diplomacy to military moves.
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Trump warned Iran on Thursday that failing to reach a deal with his administration would be "very painful" for Tehran. Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman last week but they yielded no results.
It is known which aircraft carrier the US will send to the Middle East. It is the largest aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Gerald R. Ford, which will support the already deployed USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. The aircraft carrier is currently located near Venezuela.
Pentagon Pulls Carrier from Caribbean, Rushes it to Middle East
The Pentagon is sending the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, joining the Abraham Lincoln carrier due to rising tensions with Iran. The Gerald R. Ford, the newest and largest U. S. carrier, has been operating in the Caribbean and participated in operations in Venezuela earlier this year. One […] The post Pentagon Pulls Carrier from Caribbean, Rushes it to Middle East appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
According to The New York Times, USS Gerald R. Ford is not expected to return from the region before the end of April or early May.
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