US aircraft carrier enters Mediterranean as Trump mulls Iran strikes

The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford sails in the North Sea during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise Sept. 24, 2025. AFP-Yonhap

WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was seen entering the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, where it was ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump as part of a massive military buildup in the Middle East.

The carrier was seen transiting the Strait of Gibraltar — which links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean — in a photo taken from the Gibraltar side of the strait.

Trump — who had previously sent another carrier to the Middle East — said Friday he is “considering” a limited strike on Iran if negotiations fail to yield a replacement for the nuclear deal with Tehran that he tore up during his first term in office.