2nd carrier strike group arrives in Middle East as US presses Iran for nuclear deal
Apr 15, 2025
USS Carl Vinson and USS Truman launch airstrikes near Yemen as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks advance and military pressure mounts.
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Talk about bringing the heat to the desert
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Satellite images show the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier operating near Yemen alongside
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three warships, the USS Princeton, a guided missile cruiser, and two destroyers, the USS
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Starrett and William P. Lawrence. The Vinson joins the USS Harry S. Truman carrier strike group, which has been carrying out
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airstrikes on Houthi positions since March. U.S. Central Command says both carriers are conducting sustained strikes
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Officials say the military pressure is tied to ongoing negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program
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Where exactly those talks will happen is still unclear. Iran initially agreed to meet in Rome, then announced the discussions would take place in Oman
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U.S. officials have not confirmed a location either. On Tuesday, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the first round of talks
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was handled well but stressed Iran's core positions never changed. One of the main issues, uranium enrichment
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US Envoy Steve Whitcoff says the Trump administration may allow Iran to enrich uranium up to 3 matching the limit under the 2015 nuclear deal But he said any agreement must include strict verification especially around missile development
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and weaponization triggers. Iran currently enriches uranium to 60%. Intelligence reports say it could produce enough material for a nuclear weapon in one to two weeks, though actually
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weaponizing it would still take longer. Witkoff says the U.S. wants a permanent deal without expiration clauses, but Iran has long
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rejected restrictions on its missile program, which it views as essential to its national defense
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Israeli officials are warning even limited enrichment poses long-term risk. President Trump says military action is possible if diplomacy fails
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He says the U.S. will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon
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So far, no red lines have been publicly defined, but the continued air campaign and carrier presence suggest the White House is keeping pressure on Tehran to make a decision
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