Iran, Trump revives Truth Wsj article on second aircraft carrier
The US president has not yet ordered deployment in the region
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US President Donald Trump shared on his Truth social account the Wall Street Journal article in which it is stated, citing three US officials, that the Pentagon is preparing a second aircraft carrier that could be deployed in the Middle East. Already in an interview granted two days ago to the website Axios, Trump had referred to ongoing evaluations of the deployment of another aircraft carrier, which would complement the USS Abraham Lincoln, already stationed in the Arabian Sea due to tensions with Iran.
Sources heard by the WSJ confirmed that Trump has not yet ordered the dispatch, pointing out that it will take 12 to 15 days for the second aircraft carrier to reach the region.
The Pentagon has asked a second US aircraft carrier to prepare to sail to the Middle East, as the Trump administration considers possible military options against Iran. The Wall Street Journal reports this, citing three US officials. According to one of the sources, the deployment order could come 'within hours', although the officials point out that President Donald Trump would not yet give final approval and that plans could change. The second aircraft carrier, if deployed, would be in addition to the USS Abraham Lincoln, already operational in the Middle East. According to an official, the Pentagon is preparing the departure of a ship probably from the US East Coast.
Among the units that could be sent is the Uss George H.W. Bush, currently engaged in exercises off the coast of Virginia. Training activities could be accelerated to allow the ship to leave earlier.
The aircraft carrier can embark and take off fighters and military aircraft for attack and reconnaissance missions, including the F-35.
