BREAKING: Trump Deploys Largest U.S. Naval Force to Middle East in 23 Years

As talks with Iran continue, President Trump is readying his “or else” option…

He has now deployed the largest U.S. Air and Navel force to the Middle East since the Iraq war!

This includes the Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald Ford, along with many other U.S. military assets.

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🚨 BREAKING: President Trump now has the largest deployment of US Air and Naval assets in the Middle East in 23 YEARS

This is his "OR ELSE" for Iran... 🔥

- USS Gerald Ford
- USS Roosevelt
- USS Bulkeley
- USS Mahan
- USS Bainbridge
- USS Winston Churchill
- USS Canberra
- USS… pic.twitter.com/N4fag9edsj

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 26, 2026

BREAKING: President Trump now has the largest deployment of US Air and Naval assets in the Middle East in 23 YEARS

This is his “OR ELSE” for Iran… 🔥

– USS Gerald Ford
– USS Roosevelt
– USS Bulkeley
– USS Mahan
– USS Bainbridge
– USS Winston Churchill
– USS Canberra
– USS Mitscher
– USS Michael Murphy
– USS John Finn
– USS Delbert D. Black
– USS Abraham Lincoln
– USS Frank E. Peterson Jr
– USS Spruance
– USS McFaul
– USS Pinckney
– USS Tulsa
– USS Santa Barbara

Several US Air Force heavy lift aircraft are also now in transit as Iranian negotiations continue

President Trump and U.S. officials continue to emphasize the preference for a peaceful option with Iran.

However, all cards are on the table.

Today, negotiations with Iran continued in Geneva.

While significant progress was made, a deal has not yet been reached.

AP News has more:

Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the table as the U.S. has gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the region.

Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been “significant progress in the negotiation” without elaborating.

But just before the talks ended, Iranian state television reported that Tehran was determined to continue enriching uranium, rejected proposals to transfer it abroad and sought the lifting of international sanctions, indicating it was not prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands.

Trump wants a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program, and he sees an opportunity while the country is struggling at home with growing dissent following nationwide protests. Iran also hopes to avert war, but maintains it has the right to enrich uranium and does not want to discuss other issues, like its long-range missile program or support for armed groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

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