00:00The message is no longer diplomatic.
00:29It is naval.
00:31Just one day after indirect talks in Oman, the United States and Iran are speaking through
00:36warships, fighter jets, and carefully staged images.
00:40U.S. envoys who negotiated with Tehran were flown straight onto the deck of the USS Abraham
00:47Lincoln, standing beside F-35 stealth fighters, a visual warning aimed directly at Iran.
00:54And within hours, Iran answered with its own message, its foreign minister appearing aboard
01:00an Iranian warship.
01:02Politics is fading.
01:04Power projection is taking over.
01:06Are Washington and Tehran drifting toward a naval war?
01:10U.S. special envoys Steve Bitcoff and Jared Kushner boarded the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian
01:16Sea immediately after the negotiations ended.
01:20They were escorted by Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, the man who would run
01:26any war against Iran.
01:28Bitcoff declared the visit was meant to show readiness and resolve.
01:32He said American forces remain on constant alert to protect U.S. interests and deter adversaries.
01:39The optics were deliberate, negotiators framed by fighter jets and missile decks.
01:45The nuclear-powered carrier is now operating only a few hundred kilometers from Iran.
01:51On board, F-35C stealth fighters, super hornets, electronic warfare aircraft, and tomahawk-armed
01:58destroyers, a full-strike package within reach of Tehran.
02:03And Tehran responded quickly.
02:05Foreign minister Abbas Arachi appeared aboard an Iranian naval vessel, signaling that Iran,
02:11too, is ready to talk through force, not just diplomacy.
02:15U.S. officials posed before F-35 jets, Iranian leaders, stood on missile-equipped ships.
02:22Analysts say these are not routine images, but psychological preparation for conflict.
02:28President Trump called the Oman cocks very good, yet warned Iran must make a deal or face
02:34severe consequences.
02:35He confirmed another round next week, but kept the military option fully open.
02:41Admiral Cooper attended the talks in uniform, an unusual move that blurred the line between
02:46diplomacy and war planning.
02:48The message, negotiations are happening under the shadow of American firepower.
02:54Aircraft, missile defenses, and naval assets are pouring into the region.
02:58Officials say the carrier group is nearing the distance required for direct strikes on Iranian
03:04targets.
03:05Days ago, an F-35 from the Lincoln shot down an Iranian drone that approached aggressively.
03:11Iran claimed the drone was on a routine mission, but the incident showed how fast a spark could
03:17ignite war.
03:19Iran's supreme leader declared that a U.S. attack would not stay limited.
03:23It would engulf the entire Middle East.
03:26Tehran says its missiles and proxies are ready.
03:29Both sides say talks will resume, yet the choreography of warships, jets, and generals suggests neither
03:36trusts the other, and both are preparing for failure.
03:40One day after talks, the language changed from compromise to deterrence.
03:45Carriers face coastlines.
03:47Ministers stand on decks.
03:49The question is no longer whether tensions will rise, but whether the next incident at sea
03:54becomes the first shot of a U.S.-Iran naval war.
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