Washington currently has 13 warships in the Middle East: one aircraft carrier — the USS Abraham Lincoln — nine destroyers and three littoral combat ships, a US official said. The Ford — the world's ...

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

The US president could launch strikes against Tehran as early as this weekend, according to US media. Such a strike would in no way be a last-minute decision – Washington has been increasing its ...

US President Donald Trump launched a fresh threat on Tehran on Wednesday after mediatory talks between the two nations in Geneva. Trump said Iran would attract ‘bad things’ if it fails to strike a ...

President Donald Trump has given Iran 15 days to reach a “meaningful” nuclear deal as US warships and fighter jets move into the region. Iran warns US bases could be targeted if attacked.

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

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.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle ...

Over the course of its deployment from September 2024 through May 2025, the group had a friendly fire incident in December — when a Navy destroyer launched missiles at two F-18s — a collision with a ...

The U.S. military has reported two major incidents that occurred in recent days tied to the massive buildup of forces in the ...

With the U.S. Navy transitioning to more modern littoral combat ships like the Independence-class, the older, less-capable ...