USS Ford ordered to Center East amid rising tensions with Iran, official says

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The usGerald R. Ford has been ordered to maneuver from the Caribbean Sea to the Center East, as President Donald Trump weighs whether or not to take navy motion in opposition to Iran amid tensions within the area, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox Information.

This can put two plane carriers and their accompanying warships within the area. The usAbraham Lincoln plane provider and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in the Middle East greater than two weeks in the past.

The usFord, which set out on deployment in June 2025, was despatched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean final fall because the administration established a big navy presence forward of the operation to strike Venezuela and seize its president, Nicolás Maduro.

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The usGerald R. Ford has been ordered to maneuver from the Caribbean Sea to the Center East. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy through AP)

On Thursday, Trump warned Iran that failure to succeed in a cope with the U.S. relating to its nuclear program can be "very traumatic" after the 2 international locations held indirect talks in Oman final week.

"It ought to occur rapidly. They need to agree in a short time," he informed reporters.

The transfer will put two plane carriers and their accompanying warships within the area. (Jonathan Klein/AFP through Getty Pictures)

Trump held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and mentioned he insisted to the Israeli chief that negotiations with Iran should proceed.

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The usAbraham Lincoln plane provider and three guided-missile destroyers arrived within the Center East greater than two weeks in the past. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

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Netanyahu is asking on the Trump administration to push Tehran to reduce its ballistic missile program and finish its help for terror teams equivalent to Hamas and Hezbollah as a part of any deal.