USS Ford ordered to the Middle East, the second aircraft carrier being sent to the region

The USS Gerald R. Ford has been ordered to determination from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, arsenic President Donald Trump weighs whether to instrumentality subject enactment against Iran amid tensions successful the region, a U.S. authoritative confirmed to Fox News.

This volition enactment 2 craft carriers and their accompanying warships successful the region. The USS Abraham Lincoln craft bearer and 3 guided-missile destroyers arrived successful the Middle East much than 2 weeks ago.

The USS Ford, which acceptable retired connected deployment successful June 2025, was sent from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean past autumn arsenic the medication established a important subject beingness up of the cognition to onslaught Venezuela and seizure its president, Nicolás Maduro.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford has been ordered to determination from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP)

On Thursday, Trump warned Iran that nonaccomplishment to scope a woody with the U.S. regarding its atomic programme would beryllium "very traumatic" aft the 2 countries held indirect talks successful Oman past week.

"It should hap quickly. They should hold precise quickly," helium told reporters.

The determination volition enactment 2 craft carriers and their accompanying warships successful the region. (Jonathan Klein/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Wednesday and said helium insisted to the Israeli person that negotiations with Iran indispensable continue.

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The USS Abraham Lincoln craft bearer and 3 guided-missile destroyers arrived successful the Middle East much than 2 weeks ago. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

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Netanyahu is calling connected the Trump medication to propulsion Tehran to standard backmost its ballistic rocket programme and extremity its enactment for panic groups specified arsenic Hamas and Hezbollah arsenic portion of immoderate deal.

Fox News' Jennifer Griffin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.