Trump says no rush to end the war on Iran.
On Thursday, the third U.S. aircraft carrier, Nimitz-class USS George H.W. Bush, and its accompanying warships, has arrived in the U.S. Central Command (CentCom) area of responsibility, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East.
The Bush, which left Naval Station Norfolk in the U.S. state of Virginia in late March, is currently in the Indian Ocean, the CentCom said on X.
The other two aircraft carriers already deployed in the Middle East, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Gerald R. Ford, are located in the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, respectively.
As of Monday, when the Bush was on route, the U.S. Navy had 19 warships in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers, and seven ships in the Indian Ocean, CNN reported on Thursday, citing a U.S. official.
U.S. forces have redirected at least 33 ships to or from Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz as of Thursday since they started enforcing a blockade on April 13. They have also boarded at least three ships, including two in the Indian Ocean, roughly 2,000 miles from the Persian Gulf.
Trump Says No Rush to End Iran War
On Thursday, President Donald Trump claimed that he has no “rush” to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran as negotiations have been stalled, while expecting U.S. citizens to spend more money on gasoline “for a little while.”
“I don’t want to rush myself,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that U.S. citizens would anticipate paying more for higher prices with the payoff being “Iran without a nuclear weapon.”
“I am possibly the least pressured person ever to be in this position. I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn’t — The clock is ticking!” Trump wrote on Truth Social earlier on Thursday. “Time is not on their side!”
He insisted that any peace deal with Iran would be made on U.S. terms and his timeline. “A deal will only be made when it’s appropriate and good for the U.S.A., our Allies and, in fact, the rest of the World,” he wrote.
On Wednesday, Trump said there is “no time frame” for ending the war and “no time pressure” on the ceasefire he extended Tuesday or on stalled talks. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said there was no “firm deadline” for Tehran to submit a proposal for a peace deal.
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Source: Xinhua
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