The USS Gerald R. Ford in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean, Oct. 11, 2023. (Credit: Jacob Mattingly/U.S. Department of Defense/AFP)
Washington is, yet again, sending out mixed signals regarding Iran. Will it continue on its recently re-launched diplomatic path, or will it do a turn-around and opt for a military attack? Despite the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the Pentagon ordered USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest aircraft carrier in the world, and its escort ships to deploy to the Middle East, U.S. media reported Thursday.This carrier, initially dispatched in June and soon directed to the Caribbean as part of the U.S. campaign against Venezuela, will join the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and accompanying warships, which were sent to the Middle East last month.A week after the U.S. and Iran started indirect talks in Oman, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that failure to reach a deal would be “very traumatic.” Iran...
Washington is, yet again, sending out mixed signals regarding Iran. Will it continue on its recently re-launched diplomatic path, or will it do a turn-around and opt for a military attack? Despite the ongoing nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, the Pentagon ordered USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest aircraft carrier in the world, and its escort ships to deploy to the Middle East, U.S. media reported Thursday.This carrier, initially dispatched in June and soon directed to the Caribbean as part of the U.S. campaign against Venezuela, will join the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and accompanying warships, which were sent to the Middle East last month.A week after the U.S. and Iran started indirect talks in Oman, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that failure to reach a deal would be “very traumatic.”...
