The extended deployment could put a strain on crew morale, as many of the sailors, aviators and Marines on board were ...

After some delays, the United States is dispatching a second aircraft-carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, from the Caribbean to ...

The Pentagon is sending the largest force of American warships and aircraft to the Middle East in decades, including two aircraft carrier strike groups.

As Trump pressures Iran, he's spoken of an "armada" heading for the Mideast, but there's another massive movement of American ...

The buildup of military hardware comes as the U.S. and Iran are still pursuing diplomatic talks that could help avert a ...

Tehran has been holding drills with Russia, and America brought another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is set to soon become the keystone of the Pentagon’s naval armada in the region.

Iran has threatened to retaliate, including by striking U.S. bases, if Washington launches an attack on the country.

The presence of "so much firepower..in the region creates a momentum of its own," said Susan Ziadeh, a senior advisor at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

Trump is weighing whether to take military action against Tehran as the administration surges military resources to the ...