00:00Not one, but two aircraft carriers, both coming together in the same part of the world.
00:04This has been a rare sight for decades.
00:07The USS Abraham Lincoln is already in the Gulf, accompanied by its escort battleships,
00:12and now the largest carrier in the world, the Gerald R. Ford, is well on its way,
00:16pictured here in the Mediterranean.
00:18The media, thank you.
00:20President Donald Trump was asked on Friday whether he's considering military strikes on Iran.
00:24Thank you, President.
00:26Thank you, President.
00:28With 14 ships, hundreds of aircraft and thousands of troops,
00:33it's the largest U.S. build-up in the region since the Iraq war deployment, which was much larger.
00:38And by all accounts, Iran is preparing for the worst.
00:41This satellite imagery shows tunnel entrances at the Esfahan nuclear complex,
00:47completely covered in soil to protect it.
00:50Likewise, these pictures show a new military facility,
00:53built to replace the one destroyed by Israeli strikes in 2024, also covered in soil.
01:00Meanwhile, the window for diplomacy is closing.
01:03Following talks with Washington over the Iranian nuclear program,
01:06Iran's foreign minister told American media they are preparing to submit a draft deal in the coming days.
01:12One thing I have to emphasize is that there is no military solution for Iran's nuclear program.
01:20On Thursday, Trump set a deadline of 10 to 15 days for a deal,
01:25but Tehran denies an ultimatum is in place.
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