The United States will deploy the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East to join another carrier already in the region, an official said on Friday, as US President Donald Trump seeks to pressure Iran into negotiations over its nuclear programme.
The deployment will place two carriers and their accompanying warships in the area. The USS Abraham Lincoln and its guided-missile destroyers are already positioned in the Arabian Sea, according to a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.
