The Pentagon is sending a second aircraft carrier group – the USS Gerald Ford – to the Middle East, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter, a move that puts pressure on Iran even as President Donald Trump has said talks with Tehran will continue.

Second U.S. aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East as Iran tensions remain high The USS Ford Carrier Strike Group has been notified that they are leaving the Caribbean and headed to the Middle East, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the decision.

The Pentagon is preparing to deploy a second aircraft carrier in the Middle East as the U.S. continues to negotiate with Iran

Iran has warned it could wipe out US forces in the Middle East. The threat comes amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington. The United States has vowed not to back down, while Iran has deployed hundreds of drones and positioned missiles across the region.

NEW YORK] Oil prices gained about 1 per cent on Wednesday, as investors worried about escalating tensions between Iran and the US, which were preparing to resume negotiations, while a weekly report

F-35A stealth fighters from the Vermont Air National Guard (VANG) are edging nearer to potential deployments to the Middle East. The movement of these aircraft comes as the U.S. is building up a large force in the U.S. Central Command region ahead of a possible conflict with Iran.