00:00The U.S. plans to deploy a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East,
00:05stepping up pressure on Iran to strike a deal over its nuclear program.
00:09The move will put two U.S. aircraft carriers and their escort warships in the region.
00:16The USS Abraham Lincoln and its accompanying guided missile destroyers
00:20are already operating in the Arabian Sea.
00:23The USS Gerald R. Ford is now expected to deploy to the region in the coming weeks.
00:28It comes just days after Donald Trump said he was considering a new round of talks with Iran.
00:33Those negotiations have yet to materialize.
00:37Instead, Iranian officials have been engaging with regional intermediaries,
00:41with a senior security figure visiting Oman and Qatar this week to relay messages to Washington.
00:46Iran has insisted it will not curb its nuclear program unless Western sanctions are rolled back.
00:52Gulf Arab states have also warned that any military escalation could quickly spiral.
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