Trump Deploys Second Aircraft Carrier to Mideast Amid Iran Deal Push

• President Trump announced the deployment of a second aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Middle East.
• The move aims to pressure Iran into a nuclear deal, with Trump stating, "In case we don’t make a deal, we’ll need it."
• The USS Gerald R. Ford will join the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been in the region for over two weeks.
• This deployment follows indirect talks between the US and Iran in Oman and comes amid regional tensions and internal unrest in Iran.
• Gulf Arab nations have warned that any attack could escalate into a regional conflict, while Iran faces internal mourning over protest crackdowns.