"If we need it, we'll have it ready, a very big force, said Trump, adding that he believed negotiations would be successful while warning it would be a bad day for Iran if the country failed to make a deal. Later, Trump said a change of government in Iran would be the best thing that could happen. For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking."
"The imminent departure of the Gerald R Ford is part of an ongoing buildup of military hardware in the region, with the Abraham Lincoln carrier, several guided-missile destroyers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft sent in recent weeks. Trump's comments come days after he met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington, with the latter saying a good deal was expected while voicing reservations if any agreement did not also curb Iran's ballistic missile programme."
President Trump confirmed deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford from the Caribbean to the Middle East as U.S. pressure on Iran increases over nuclear and ballistic missile programs. He said the carrier would be ready if needed, expressed belief that negotiations would succeed, and warned of a bad outcome for Iran if no deal emerged. Trump suggested a change of government in Iran would be preferable and referenced deaths from antigovernment protests. The deployment adds to a regional military buildup that already includes another carrier, destroyers, fighter jets and surveillance aircraft, and follows indirect talks in Oman.
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