The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has departed the Greek island of Crete, footage shows. US President Donald Trump ordered the carrier strike group to the Middle East this ...

Washington has built up its biggest military presence in the Middle East in decades as it pushes Iran for concessions on its ...

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group heads to Middle East as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate, joining USS Abraham Lincoln already deployed in region.

The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike ...

The move comes while talks with Tehran are still happening. It shows that the United States is ready to use military force if the negotiations fail.

Trump expressed optimism last week that a nuclear deal could be made with Iran, but said he was prepared for the alternative.