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President Trump said that yesterday’s talks with Iran were very good, but there were no immediate breakthroughs announced on the country’s nuclear program. President Trump was asked last night by reporters how long he is willing to wait for *** deal. Take *** listen. We have plenty of time. If you remember Venezuela, we waited around for *** while, and uh we’re in no rush, and they want to make *** deal, Iran, as they should want to make *** deal. They know the consequences if they don’t, if they don’t make *** deal, the consequences are very steep. President Trump there referencing the massive American military presence in the Caribbean prior to the capture of Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro. We’re now seeing *** similar build up off the coast of Iran, and that was the backdrop for the indirect talks in Oman on Friday, which included America’s top Middle East military commander for the first time. President Trump has threatened to use force without *** deal to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, warning this time could be worse than the strikes that he ordered last year. He also ramped up economic pressure on Friday, announcing new sanctions on Iran’s energy sector and signing an executive order that paves the way for potential new tariffs on countries that buy Iranian oil. Iran’s foreign minister described Friday’s talks as *** good start, but said that mistrust will make negotiations difficult. Reporting in Washington, I’m Jackie DeFusco.
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The world’s largest aircraft carrier has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, a person familiar with the plans said Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to take possible military action against Iran.The move by the USS Gerald R. Ford, first reported by The New York Times, will put two carriers and their accompanying warships in the region as Trump increases pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.Video above: Trump says Iran talks were “very good” amid military build up in the MideastThe USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in the Middle East more than two weeks ago.It marks a quick turnaround for the USS Ford, which Trump sent from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean last October as the administration build up a huge military presence in the leadup to the surprise raid last month that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.It also appears to be at odds with Trump’s national security strategy, which put an emphasis on the Western Hemisphere over other parts of the world.Trump told Axios earlier in the week that he was considering sending a second carrier strike group to the Middle East.The USS Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time. While it is unclear how long the ship will remain in the Middle East, the move sets the crew up for an usually long deployment.The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, a person familiar with the plans said Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump considers whether to take possible military action against Iran.
The move by the USS Gerald R. Ford, first reported by The New York Times, will put two carriers and their accompanying warships in the region as Trump increases pressure on Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.
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Video above: Trump says Iran talks were “very good” amid military build up in the Mideast
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in the Middle East more than two weeks ago.
It marks a quick turnaround for the USS Ford, which Trump sent from the Mediterranean Sea to the Caribbean last October as the administration build up a huge military presence in the leadup to the surprise raid last month that captured then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
It also appears to be at odds with Trump’s national security strategy, which put an emphasis on the Western Hemisphere over other parts of the world.
Trump told Axios earlier in the week that he was considering sending a second carrier strike group to the Middle East.
The USS Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time. While it is unclear how long the ship will remain in the Middle East, the move sets the crew up for an usually long deployment.
The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
