US EditionUS Deploys Second Aircraft Carrier From Caribbean to Middle East Amid Iran Tensions: Report
The deployment doubles U.S. carrier strike groups in the region to pressure Iran amid ongoing nuclear talks and rising tensions, sources said.
- 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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