The USS Ford has been ordered to head to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran, an official says

This would place two aircraft carriers and their accompanying warships in the area. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three guided-missile destroyers It arrived in the Middle East More than two weeks ago.

The USS Ford, which launched in June 2025, was sent from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean last fall, where the administration established a large military presence ahead of the operation to strike Venezuela and capture its president, Nicolas Maduro.

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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has been ordered to move from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni/U.S. Navy via AP)

On Thursday, Trump warned Iran that failure to reach an agreement with the United States on its nuclear program would be “very painful” after the two countries stuck to their positions. Indirect talks in Amman Last week.

“It has to happen quickly. They have to agree very quickly,” he told reporters.

This move will place two aircraft carriers and their accompanying warships in the region. (Jonathan Klein/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and said that he insisted to the Israeli president on the need to continue negotiations with Iran.

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in the Middle East more than two weeks ago. (Mike Blake/Reuters)

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Netanyahu calls on the Trump administration to push Tehran to reduce its ballistic missile program and end its support for terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah as part of any deal.

Jennifer Griffin of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.