JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - USS aircraft carrier and strike group arrive in Caribbean amid tensions with Cuba
The U.S. Southern Command said the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was accompanied by Carrier Air Wing 17, USS Gridley and USNS Patuxent.
WASHINGTONPOST (Tara Copp) - Third U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in waters near Iran
The USS George H.W. Bush strike group’s path to the Middle East has been closely watched as President Trump demands progress in peace negotiations with Tehran.
REDSTATE (Bob Hoge) - Maximum Pressure: US Reportedly Sending Third Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Middle East
BITCHUTE - Capt. Fanell: Iran Has 30 Subs—But Nothing Near Our Carriers
BANNON: How concerned are you that a diesel boat could slip out of the Straits of Hormuz and threaten the strike group? CAPT FANELL: Iran has 28 to 30 subs. Not a surprise they’d try. But Lincoln has had air and sea supremacy for weeks, with escorts watching the undersea domain. They can try. That’s war. So far, nothing close to our carriers.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Gulf amid Iran threats
President Trump ordered the Pentagon to send the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and its strike group to the Middle East to boost U.S. forces in the region amid tensions with Iran , two U.S. officials confirmed. Why it matters: The move will increase the pressure on Tehran during the nuclear negotiations with the Trump administration, making the U.S. military threat even more menacing. - The Ford, which is now in the Caribbean, will need three or four weeks to arrive in the region. That's in line with the timeline Trump mentioned on Thursday, when he claimed he wanted to finalize a deal next month and would change course if no agreement could be reached. - The Ford, America's largest warship, will join the USS Abraham Lincoln and…