Hegseth has ordered the USS Carl Vinson, which has been operating in the Pacific, to begin steaming toward the Middle East, ...

Abbas Araghchi says Iran's military is fully prepared as the U.S. sends more aircraft carriers to the Middle East.

The defense secretary has ordered the carriers Carl Vinson and Harry S. Truman to be in the region as the U.S. increases ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a rare move, is beefing up the Navy warship presence in the Middle East, ordering two aircraft carriers to be there next month as the U.S ...

(MCSS Kenneth Ostas/U.S. Navy) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a rare move, is beefing up the Navy warship presence in the Middle East, ordering two aircraft carriers to be there next month as ...

Prior to that it had been years since the U.S. had committed that much warship power to the Middle East. According to the official, Hegseth signed orders on Thursday to keep the USS Harry S.

Hegseth has ordered the carriers Carl Vinson, shown here, and Harry S. Truman to be in the Middle East as the U.S. increases strikes on Yemen-based Houthi rebels. (MCSS Kenneth Ostas/U.S. Navy ...