🚢⚔️ US deploys second aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid Iran tensions
Oneliner
The US has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program. President Trump has warned of 'very traumatic' consequences if negotiations fail. The deployment aims to pressure Iran into compliance, with additional military assets also being sent to the region. Diplomatic talks continue, but Iran's reluctance to abandon its missile program complicates the situation.
Key points
- USS Gerald R. Ford ordered to join USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf region.
- Deployment aims to pressure Iran over its nuclear program negotiations.
- Trump warns of 'very traumatic' consequences if talks fail.
- Military presence includes additional warships and air defense systems.
Links
- la Repubblica: Seconda portaerei Usa diretta verso il Medio Oriente: si alza il livello di tensione con l’Iran
- TGCOM24: Trump invia una seconda portaerei in Medio Oriente
- BFMTV: Nucléaire iranien: un porte-avion américain a reçu l'ordre de rejoindre la région du Proche et du Moyen-Orient
- ANSA: 'Trump invia una seconda portaerei in Medio Oriente'
- BFMTV: Le Pentagone se prépare à l'envoi d'un deuxième porte-avion dans la région du Golfe
- Der Tagesspiegel: Jetzt auch „U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford“?: USA schicken offenbar weiteren Flugzeugträger nach Nahost
- La Libre: Un second porte-avion américain va être déployé dans le Golfe après les menaces de Donald Trump
- wydarzenia.interia.pl: Trump zwiększa presję na Iran. Drugi lotniskowiec rusza na Bliski Wschód
- Tagesschau (ARD): USA wollen wohl zweiten Flugzeugträger in den Nahen Osten schicken
- Die Welt: Golfregion: Trump droht mit „sehr harten Maßnahmen“ –Zweiter US-Flugzeugträger soll in den Nahen Osten
- Le Vif: Le général Patrick Dutartre: «Les Etats-Unis pourraient frapper l’Iran pendant plusieurs semaines» (c’est peut-être déjà inéluctable)
- Euronews: US orders second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Iran tensions grow
- El Mundo: Trump envía un segundo portaaviones a Oriente Próximo y amenaza con una acción "muy traumática" si no hay acuerdo con Irán
Facts
- USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world.
- USS Abraham Lincoln has been in the Middle East for over two weeks.
- Trump warned of 'very traumatic' consequences for Iran if negotiations fail.
- The Ford's deployment marks the first time two US carriers are in the region simultaneously in nearly a year.
Quotes
- We have to make a deal, otherwise it will be very traumatic, very traumatic — Donald Trump
- They should agree very quickly — Donald Trump
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