Donald Trump has ordered the world's largest aircraft carrier to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East in an effort to increase pressure on Iran amid discussions over curbing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The USS Gerald R Ford and its supporting warships should take about three weeks to return to the region, where they will join the USS Abraham Lincoln, dramatically increasing the military firepower available to the US leader.
Iran's next nuclear negotiations with the United States are scheduled in Rome, aiming to limit their nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions.
Mr. Araghchi told Iranian news media on Wednesday that the shifting messages from Washington in recent days... were not helpful, but... we will participate in negotiations calmly.
