Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in effort to increase pressure on Iran

USS Gerald R Ford will take about three weeks to sail to region, amid pressure on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic programmesDonald Trump has ordered the world’s largest carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East in an effort to increase pressure on Iran amid discussions over curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.The USS Gerald R Ford and its supporting warships should take about three weeks to return to the region, where it will join the USS Abraham Lincoln, dramatically increasing the military firepower available to the US leader. Continue reading...