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Feb 14, 2026
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US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’: Trump
Trump says he believes negotiations with Iran will be ‘successful’ as he confirms USS Gerald R Ford deployment.
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Trump orders second aircraft carrier to Middle East
Published On 13 Feb 202613 Feb 2026
President Donald Trump says that he is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East as the United States increases pressure on Iran over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
Speaking at the White House on Friday, Trump confirmed that the USS Gerald R Ford would be leaving the Caribbean for the Middle East “very soon” as tensions remain high following indirect talks in Oman last week.
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“If we need it, we’ll have it ready, a very big force,” said Trump, adding that he believed negotiations would be “successful” while warning it would be a “bad day for Iran” if the country failed to make a deal.
Later, Trump said a change of government in Iran would be the “best thing that could happen”.
“For 47 years, they’ve been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we’ve lost a lot of lives,” he said, in an apparent reference to Tehran’s crackdown on recent antigovernment protests that left thousands dead.
The imminent departure of the Gerald R Ford is part of an ongoing buildup of military hardware in the region, with the Abraham Lincoln carrier, several guided-missile destroyers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft sent in recent weeks.
Trump’s comments come days after he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, with the latter saying a “good deal” was expected while voicing reservations if any agreement did not also curb Iran’s ballistic missile programme. Tehran has publicly rejected US pressure to discuss the missiles.
Netanyahu has repeatedly called for further military action since Israel’s 12-day war against Iran in June, which the US briefly joined by attacking three Iranian nuclear sites, in a military operation dubbed “Midnight Hammer”.
Trump at the time said the US attacks had “totally obliterated” the nuclear facilities.
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The indirect US-Iran talks were the first to be held since the June conflict, which halted previous rounds of negotiations between Tehran and Washington over potentially replacing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which Trump ditched during his first term in offic
LLAW’s Thoughts, Concerns, and Fears about Today’s Nuclear World and Beyond . . .
Late post today due to other business early, but still more of the same regarding potential nuclear war among the U.S., Israel, and Iran, and perhaps the entire middle east — or so Trump seems to insanely indicate and advocate. I cannot fathom his reasoning for a sending a second aircraft carri8er if he really believes that Iran and the U.S. will reach an agreement during the present round of so-called “talks”; which was, incidentally, never supposed to be about “nuclear war” . . .
There seems to be more to this never-ending story than meets the eye, and it all centers around Trump, who seems — as addled as his mind is, — perhaps incredibly has no idea about what he is doing other than “pretending” to be what I would call a 34d World “War Lord” who believes he is the is a global world leader by nothing more than using the nuclear weaponry of the U.S. against the rest of the world — far beyond anything traditional, diplomatic , political, or even humanitarian. ~llaw
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All Things Nuclear
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Are we entering a new nuclear arms race? – NPR
NPR
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Are we entering a new nuclear arms race? – WHRO
WHRO
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How U.S. sanctions played into the protests in IRan | WCMU Public Radio
WCMU Public Radio
All Things Considered · Destination Out · Fresh Air · Here and Now · Homespun … nuclear ambitions. Instead of sanctioning Iran alone, this time the …
Nuclear Power
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Nuclear Power in the U.S.: Times They Are-A-Changin – Spencer Fane
Spencer Fane
Since 1920, nuclear power generation in the U.S. has evolved from experimental physics to a major component of the national energy grid.
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Interesting Engineering
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Trump Energy Deputy: Nuclear Power Needed to Meet Demand for AI Infrastructure
Broadband Breakfast
The Energy Department has taken steps to start enriching uranium to fuel the AI race, said Assistant Secretary Timothy Walsh.
Nuclear War Threats
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Iran’s military degraded by 12-day war with Israel, but still has significant capabilities
The Times of Israel
A bigger threat might come from Iran-linked militias in Iraq, which could threaten US forces on the ground there. File: A man walks in the damaged …
Why a Nuclear Threat Hangs Over World – NewsClick
NewsClick
… threat of nuclear war arising from the end of the nuclear treaty between the US and Russia. They also discuss Trump’s fresh threats to Iran. Get …
Trump Escalates Threats | Envoy To Pakistan Urges Muslim Unity – YouTube
YouTube
… war against the Islamic Republic is … US Builds Military Pressure on Iran | Trump Escalates Threats | Envoy To Pakistan Urges Muslim Unity.
Nuclear War
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Exclusive: US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations | Reuters
Reuters
… nuclear sites. However, June’s “Midnight Hammer” operation was essentially a one-off U.S. attack, with stealth bombers flying from the United …
Are we entering a new nuclear arms race? – WWNO
WWNO
The Cold War is over, but the questions – how do we secure the nukes, whether to build more nukes – they’re as live as ever. And those questions are …
Trump says US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’ – Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
… nuclear sites, in a military operation dubbed “Midnight Hammer”. … war. Grossi, who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, told the …
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