By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Soon on the heels of Netanyahu’s meeting with President Trump at the White House this week, the US has quietly ordered its USS Gerald R. Fordthe world’s largest aircraft carrier, to depart the Caribbean Sea and head to the Middle East, at a moment the White House is weighing possible military action against Iran, NY Times and others are reporting.

The redeployment will give Washington two carrier strike groups in the region, stacking additional warships alongside the already-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln as Trump turns up the pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program as well as ballistic missile arsenal. It’s expected to take at least two weeks or more for the Ford to reach its destination off Iran.

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