President Donald Trump on Thursday appeared to confirm in a post on social media that a second aircraft carrier is being prepared to be sent to the Middle East as talks with Iran over the country’s nuclear facilities continue.
The president shared a Wall Street Journal report citing unnamed U.S. officials that said a U.S. aircraft carrier group is being prepared for deployment in the region to ramp up pressure on Iran if negotiations with the country fail.
Trump did not offer any additional comment, re-posting the report’s headline. Neither the WSJ article nor Trump said what carrier group would be sent….
Trump Appears to Confirm 2nd Aircraft Being Prepared for Middle East Deployment
