{"id":51201,"date":"2026-02-19T08:24:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=51201"},"modified":"2026-02-19T08:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:25:17","slug":"us-navy-makes-massive-force-buildup-near-iran-as-trump-warns-of-something-very-tough-if-nuclear-talks-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=51201","title":{"rendered":"US Navy makes massive force buildup near Iran, as Trump warns of ‘something very tough’ if nuclear talks fail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, one of the world’s largest aircraft carriers, is now reportedly sailing across the Atlantic en route to the Middle East.AP<\/h5>\n

About one-third of the US Navy’s deployed fleet primed for potential Mideast operations<\/h3>\n

Last updated:\u00a0February 17, 2026 | 02:32
\nJay Hilotin, Senior Assistant Editor | GULF NEWS<\/p>\n

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In a striking display of military might, approximately one-third of the US Navy’s actively deployed fleet is now assembled in the Middle East, primed for potential operations against Iran, as per defence analysts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The flotilla includes two aircraft carrier strike groups, 15 destroyers, and an unknown number of submarines. Heavy-lift aircraft and tankers just reportedly crossed the Mediterranean, en route to Mideast positions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It mirrors the force assembled in the Caribbean before US military snatched Venezuelan despot Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This isn’t routine patrolling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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