President Trump ordered the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to leave the Caribbean and head to the Middle East, sending a second carrier strike group into waters near Iran ahead of crunch negotiations. (washingtonpost.com) The Ford will join the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group as Washington and Tehran resume indirect nuclear talks in Geneva. (apnews.com) Trump warned that diplomacy must succeed or the U.S. is prepared to use force, declaring, “If we don’t have a deal, we’ll need it.” (israelhayom.com) U.S. officials say the deployment, ordered despite maintenance concerns, is intended as pressure on Iran and could take weeks to arrive. (washingtonpost.com)