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The Pentagon instructed a second aircraft carrierstrike group to prepare for possible deployment to the Middle East, the WallStreet Journal reported Wednesday.
Citing three US officials, the newspaper saidPresident Donald Trump has not yet issued a formal deployment order and plansremain subject to change. If approved, the additional carrier would join theUSS Abraham Lincoln, which is already operating in the region. One officialtold the Journal that the second carrier group would likely depart from the USEast Coast within two weeks. The USS George H W Bush, currently conductingexercises off the coast of Virginia, could accelerate its training schedule aspart of the preparations.
The deployment marks the first time in nearly a yearthat two US carrier strike groups operate simultaneously in the Middle East. InMarch 2025, the USS Harry S Truman and the USS Carl Vinson were positioned inthe region during operations against Houthi forces in Yemen. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with Trump at the WhiteHouse, where discussions include the indirect negotiations with Iran. Officialstold the Journal that details of a potential second round of US–Iran talksremain unresolved.
The first indirect round of talks concluded onFebruary 6 in Muscat. Trump called the discussions “very good,” while IranianForeign Minister Abbas Araghchi said they focused exclusively on the nuclearfile. Still, Trump has pressed for broader measures, including halting uraniumenrichment, curbing Iran’s missile program, and ending support for regionalallies. Tehran has repeatedly rejected those demands.
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