Overview
- Turkey’s Anadolu Agency, citing Israel’s Channel 12, reports the carrier has reached the northern coast near Haifa, though the U.S. has not officially confirmed its exact position.
- The ship departed the U.S. naval facility at Souda Bay on Crete after resupply and is operating in the eastern Mediterranean with its strike group.
- The move expands a broader U.S. buildup that includes the USS Abraham Lincoln, hundreds of U.S. aircraft, and recent arrivals of aerial refueling tankers in Israel, with Israeli media also noting F-22 deployments.
- A third round of indirect U.S.–Iran nuclear talks in Geneva concluded with both sides noting progress, and technical discussions are scheduled to begin in Vienna on Monday under Omani mediation.
- Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi warned against “excessive demands,” as media reports describe U.S. terms calling for dismantling key sites and removal of enriched uranium without sunset clauses, and Vice President JD Vance said strikes remain an option but not a years-long war.