The Pentagon has dramatically reduced the number of ships it had in the Caribbean ahead of the Maduro raid, moving vessels toward the Middle East.

The carrier, fresh from operations against Venezuela, will join the USS Abraham Lincoln as American military buildup in the region continues.

The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier is heading back towards the Middle East having already been recalled across the Atlantic to station off Venezuela. Already in its eighth month at sea, this new assignment – which will require the third Atlantic transit of its current deployment – in the midst of heightened tensions between the U.

There are talks Donald Trump is getting ‘fed up’ and that there is now a ’90 percent chance of war’ with Iran. Experts have said that this flow of warplanes heading to the Gulf is most likely in a bid to clear the way for heavy bombers to strike the country.

WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier from the Caribbean to the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, Feb. 13, a move that would put two carriers in the region as tensions soar between the United States and Iran.

The United States Navy's newest and most capable nuclear-powered aircraft carrier won't be returning to Norfolk, Virginia, despite spending more than 230 days at sea

Multiple reports suggest the United States is weighing a possible strike on Iran as early as this weekend, following a significant military build-up in the Middle East. However, President Donald Trump is yet to take a final call,

The UN Security Council meets at 3 PM (New York time) on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with rising tensions in the occupied West Bank expected to dominate the session. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is scheduled to brief members.