Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Approaches Middle East as Nuclear Deal With Iran Remains Elusive

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Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Approaches Middle East as Nuclear Deal With Iran Remains Elusive

The U.S. intensified military preparations for a possible war with Iran as the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford approached the Middle East on Friday, a day after talks between American and Iranian negotiators failed to achieve a breakthrough on Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs.

The Ford was sailing toward Israel, adding a second carrier to the armada of American naval and air power in the region. The U.S. has for the first time deployed high-end F-22 jet fighters to an air base in Israel for potential combat and moved aerial tankers to Israel’s main commercial airport near Tel Aviv.

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