US readying another aircraft carrier for Middle East deployment: Trump

Despite nuclear diplomacy with Iran, US president suggests Washington will send more military assets to the region.

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Donald Trump has appeared to confirm that the United States is looking to further shore up military assets in the Middle East despite ongoing diplomacy to ease tensions with Iran.

The US president shared on his Truth Social platform on Thursday, without comment, a Wall Street Journal article titled “Pentagon Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to the Middle East”.

US readying another aircraft carrier for Middle East deployment: Trump

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