By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, a move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United States and Iran.

The order to deploy “could be issued in a matter of hours,” one of the officials confirmed to the Wall Street Journal, though no official directive from Trump has yet been given. The Pentagon has

The Pentagon is sending a second aircraft carrier group – the USS Gerald Ford – to the Middle East, according to a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter, a move that puts pressure on Iran even as President Donald Trump has said talks with Tehran will continue.

The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier is heading back towards the Middle East having already been recalled across the Atlantic to station off Venezuela. Already in its eighth month at sea, this new assignment – which will require the third Atlantic transit of its current deployment – in the midst of heightened tensions between the U.

The carrier, currently in the Caribbean, will join the USS Abraham Lincoln as American military buildup in the region continues.

The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships deployed to the Caribbean will be sent to the Middle East and are not expected to return to their home ports until

This post has been updated to include details of the 2020 Nimitz Strike Group deployment. Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), its escorts and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 have been tasked from their current position in the Caribbean to the Middle East to support a U.

Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says, as Iran tensions high. WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. F