Trump sends a third aircraft carrier towards Iran as fears grow he will resume strikes after Tuesday's US midterms
Donald Trump, JD Vance and Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office in July. Trump has denied that a letter Vance sent to Iran's top security official was intended to revive peace negotiations, insisting it concerned…
The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group is steaming towards the Middle East from the Philippine Sea, expected to arrive within days and bring the total US force in the region to more than 20,000 sailors and marines. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Trump has not yet made a final decision on resuming strikes but warned Iran there "will be consequences" for continued malign activities. Iranian negotiators are simultaneously in Doha holding talks with Qatari mediators, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying a deal could reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days.
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei has ordered the IRGC to prepare an 'immediate and unrestricted response' targeting all US and Israeli assets.
A senior Iranian lawmaker is demanding Tehran build an atomic bomb, citing the threat of renewed US military action.
AP analysis finds Iran's earlier strikes on 26 US bases caused billions in equipment damage by targeting early-warning systems first.
