US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’: Trump

US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’: Trump: a running story on the front pages of 7 newsrooms from 21 January 2026 to 8 March 2026, 24 headlines over 47 days.

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As it ran

8 March 2026

• BBC News Trump accuses Starmer of seeking to 'join wars after we've already won' and says UK aircraft carriers not needed
• Al Jazeera Trump says US does not need UK’s aircraft carriers for Iran war

5 March 2026

• AP Macron orders France's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean

4 March 2026

• South China Morning Post Iran war: France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier heads to the Mediterranean

28 February 2026

• Wall Street Journal Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier Approaches Mideast as Deal With Iran Remains Elusive

26 February 2026

• AP Protest held on Greek island against docked US aircraft carrier as Iran tension builds

20 February 2026

• AP Trump warns of 'bad things' if Iran doesn't make a deal, as second US carrier nears Mideast

19 February 2026

• Fox News World's largest aircraft carrier steams east as Trump warns Iran over nuclear program

17 February 2026

• Al Jazeera US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’: Trump

15 February 2026

• Al Jazeera US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’: Trump
• CNN US sending second aircraft carrier group to Middle East, sources say

14 February 2026

• Al Jazeera Trump says US will send second aircraft carrier to Middle East ‘very soon’
• CNN US sending second aircraft carrier group to Middle East, sources say

13 February 2026

• Al Jazeera US readying another aircraft carrier for Middle East deployment: Trump
• South China Morning Post Another US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East: source

12 February 2026

• Wall Street Journal U.S. Prepares Second Aircraft Carrier to Deploy to Mideast

11 February 2026

• AP Navy leader wants to move faster and leaner instead of turning to aircraft carriers in crisis

5 February 2026

• Fox News Iranian media reacts after US forces destroy drone that approached aircraft carrier

4 February 2026

• BBC News US says it shot down Iranian drone flying towards aircraft carrier
• Wall Street Journal Iranian gunboats tried to stop a U.S.-flagged ship and a drone flew close to an aircraft carrier Tuesday.
• South China Morning Post US shoots down Iranian drone ‘aggressively’ approaching aircraft carrier

27 January 2026

• AP Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier arrives
• South China Morning Post US aircraft carrier enters Middle East region, officials say

21 January 2026

• Wall Street Journal U.S. jet fighters have arrived in the region and an aircraft carrier is on its way.