Trump says change in power in Iran ‘would be the best thing that could happen’ - AP News

Trump says change in power in Iran ‘would be the best thing that could happen’  AP News

Trump, Netanyahu agreed US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China, Axios reports

US President Donald Trump ‌and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that ‌the US would work to reduce Iran's oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two US ⁠officials briefed on the issue. "We agreed that we will go full force with maximum pressure against Iran, ⁠for example, regarding Iranian oil sales to China," Axios reported on ​Saturday, quoting a senior US official. China's foreign ministry ‌did not immediately respond to a request for

By The Korea Herald

As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran

President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.

By Helene Cooper and Eric Schmitt

U.S. orders second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump pressures Iran

The USS Gerald R. Ford, deployed since June, will cross the Atlantic for a second time despite a Navy warning that the warship needs maintenance.

By Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp

Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in effort to increase pressure on Iran

USS Gerald R Ford will take about three weeks to sail to region, amid push for Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions 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. Continue reading...

By Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor