The USS Gerald R. Ford is on track to join the USS Abraham Lincoln near the Persian Gulf—giving America two carrier air wings to support a military operation inside Iran.

The Pentagon is sending a second aircraft carrier group – the USS Gerald Ford – to the Middle East, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter, a move that puts pressure on Iran even as President Donald Trump has said talks with Tehran will continue.

The USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s most advanced carrier, is redeployed to the Middle East as Washington signals it is keeping military options open on Iran. View on euronews

Donald Trump has ordered the largest aircraft carrier in the world to move to the Middle East to increase pressure on Iran. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the newest carrier in the US fleet, was ordered to sail from the Caribbean,

Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, as officials acknowledged the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region Monday.

The additional aircraft are expected to be used as leverage in the Trump administration’s ongoing diplomacy with Iran—but could also participate in airstrikes if talks fail to produce results.

By Marine Delrue Feb 10 (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Qatar's al-Udeid, the biggest U.S. base in the Middle East, put missiles into truck launchers as tensions with Iran ratcheted up since January, analysis of satellite images showed,

Public flight-tracking data compiled by OSINT analysts shows a large flow of U.S. C-17 transport aircraft into Europe and the Middle East. The post Netanyahu heads to DC while heavy US aircraft crowd

Airbus's first deliveries to flag carrier Iran Air are due as early as July, Arabian Aerospace has learned The announcement that the national carrier was to buy 114 jets from the European manufacturer coincided with Saturday’s official lifting of ...