WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. aircraft carrier and supporting warships have arrived in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, expanding President Donald Trump's capabilities to defend U.

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) departed her homeport of Naval Station Norfolk and is now operating in the Atlantic Ocean bound for Europe

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is now in the Indian Ocean, putting it closer to assist in any potential US operations targeting Iran, two sources told CNN.

The United States is quietly but quickly shifting serious firepower toward the Middle East, and […]

Trump says US ‘armada’ is heading towards the Gulf, raising fears of a military escalation in the region.

Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government’s deadly crackdown on protesters

Escalating US-Iran tensions have triggered a wave of flight cancellations across the Middle East, impacting major airlines like Air France and Lufthansa. Carriers are suspending or scaling back services to Israel and Gulf hubs due to security concerns.

President Donald Trump has put Iran back at the center of global anxiety, warning that a U.S. “armada” is steaming toward the country as he threatens force over any renewed nuclear activity. The White House is pairing that rhetoric with a visible military buildup around the Persian Gulf,