00:00Donald Trump flew to France for the G7 summit hours after announcing the Iran deal.
00:05But he left behind the largest U.S. military deployment in the Middle East in decades.
00:10U.S. naval forces, including F-35 strike aircraft, destroyer groups, and carrier strike assets,
00:17remain fully deployed in the Persian Gulf as the ceasefire takes hold.
00:22France has sent its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Charles de Gaulle, to the region as well.
00:28French President Macron confirmed this on national television Monday morning.
00:32Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has been clear.
00:35U.S. troops are prepared to enforce the deal militarily.
00:38They are, in his words, prepared to defend, prepared to go.
00:43NATO allies are paying close attention.
00:46Several European nations are already signaling.
00:49They want a seat at the table if a formal multinational enforcement presence is established in the Gulf.
00:55For the first time in months, ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz.
00:59But the guns have not gone away.
