US is sending second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to coerce Iran
South China Morning Post
by Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said on Friday, putting more American firepower behind US President Donald Trump’s efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme.
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Middle East comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations did not materialise...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/13/2026