{"id":317808,"date":"2026-02-13T21:00:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-the-real-reason-the-us-is-sending-a-second-aircraft-carrier-to-the-middle-east-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:00:57","slug":"whats-the-real-reason-the-us-is-sending-a-second-aircraft-carrier-to-the-middle-east-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-the-real-reason-the-us-is-sending-a-second-aircraft-carrier-to-the-middle-east-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the real reason the US is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/OPhAhRULeLU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's the real reason the US is sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPhAhRULeLU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The world&#8217;s largest aircraft carrier is expected in the Middle East in the coming days.<br \/>\nThe USS Gerald R. Ford would be the second carrier the United States has deployed to the region &#8211; as the Pentagon builds up reinforcements amid tensions with Iran.  President Donald Trump has warned it would be &#8216;very traumatic&#8217; for Tehran if it doesn&#8217;t make a deal over its nuclear program. The two sides are holding indirect talks over the future of Iran&#8217;s nuclear capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Trump confirms second aircraft carrier on way to Middle East<br \/>\n00:31 Analyst Kristina Kausch, from the US think-tank, the German Marshall Fund talks to DW.<br \/>\n05:27 Simon Diggins a Military and Security Analyst and a former British Army Officer with service in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine and West Africa gives his views.<\/p>\n<p>#trump #iran<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s largest aircraft carrier is expected in the Middle East in the coming days. 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